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Wisconsin Man Lets Venomous Snakes Bite Him - Over 200 Times!

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Wisconsin Man Lets Venomous Snakes Bite Him - Over 200 Times!

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TLDR

Tim Friede, a former truck mechanic, has subjected himself to over 700 doses of snake venom and 200 bites to develop a universal antivenom, potentially saving thousands of lives.

Tim Friede has been self-administering doses of venom from cobras, mambas, rattlesnakes, and other deadly species with the hope of developing immunity to snakebites and helping scientists create a universal antivenom.

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