Not one mention of how this guy got his hands on so many different snake venoms in order to acquire this broad immunity. Interesting dude nonetheless.

Rykyard?

I’ve been bitten by mildly venomous snakes before. It’s definitely not pleasant, but to be honest, an irate housecat would do a lot more damage. It’s more like a bee sting. Still, props to this guy and the scientists who worked to get this result.

Really cool. 😎

I wonder how he holds up to iocane.

This article really keeps getting better and better.

• ‘Unparalleled’ snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
• In total, Mr Friede has endured more than 200 bites and more than 700 injections of venom he prepared from some of the world’s deadliest snakes
• He initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube.
• he had “completely screwed up” early on when two cobra bites in quick succession left him in a coma
• I didn’t want to die. I didn’t want to lose a finger. I didn’t want to miss work
• It just became a lifestyle