idunnololz@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 timeswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: herpetology@mander.xyzhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sescience@lemmy.world
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-link'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 timeswww.bbc.comidunnololz@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: herpetology@mander.xyzhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sescience@lemmy.world
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNot 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.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSnake handler job had one mention.
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI just opened the article again and searched for “handler,” which has zero results? What am I missing? Was there a video I didn’t watch?
minus-squarelagoon8622@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago He initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube.
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAh, okay. I see now. “Snake handler” generally refers to a professional, but the subject of the article was described as a former truck mechanic. I just didn’t process that in the correct order.
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.
Snake handler job had one mention.
I just opened the article again and searched for “handler,” which has zero results?
What am I missing? Was there a video I didn’t watch?
Ah, okay. I see now. “Snake handler” generally refers to a professional, but the subject of the article was described as a former truck mechanic. I just didn’t process that in the correct order.