BECAUSE of the complexity of venom proteins and their great local and systemic effects, active immunization has been confined to animals utilized in the production of commercial antivenins.

Snake venom is a complex mix of proteins and enzymes ... Neurotoxins present in cobra venom are associated with the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain that elicit the sensation ...

For instance, an antibody called '95Mat5' effectively inhibits cobra and mamba venoms ... team have also designed new proteins that can bind to snake venom using artificial intelligence (AI).

But the herpetologists (reptile and amphibian experts) and scientists face an extra challenge when it comes to collecting spitting cobra venom. These snakes are a double ... LSTM aims to understand ...