Dude literally put his body on the line for science

Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5381017/snake-bite-venom-antivenom-tim-friede-universal

I thought it was an onion article when I glanced at the headlines, it seems like a very bad idea to let that happen willingly.

But I stand corrected (and informed) after reading the full article. He sorta knew what he was doing, and the researchers improved upon his antibodies to create a broad application antivenom.

FTA:

“The team also went back to Friede's blood and found a second broad-acting antibody. "And so we added that in and that's when we suddenly saw this coherent protection that was happening across this large panel," Glanville says.

This cocktail of three components offered mice complete protection against 13 species and partial protection against six more — representing a set of genetically diverse venomous snakes from Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, and more.”