Rattlesnakes’ own antivenom could protect humans too0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 15, 2026

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 12 August 2026 A mixture of proteins in snake blood can prevent the death of mice injected with an otherwise lethal dose of venom. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) blood contains proteins that can staunch bleeding and prevent tissue degradation. Credit: Rolf Nussbaumer/Nature Picture Library Globally, snakebites kill 80,000 to 140,000 people a