The venomous substance produced by one of the most common wild bee species could help to treat breast cancer, according to scientists in Germany. The venom of wild bees such as the violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), with its main component melittin, is less aggressive than that of honey bees,…
A German court has ruled that an alternative therapist has to pay GBP 25,685 to the son of a cancer sufferer who died after being treated with snake venom. The Higher Regional Court in Munich (OLG) ruled that self-proclaimed healer Isolde L., 54, has to pay EUR 30,000 (GBP 25,685)…
Story By: Conor Sheils, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News Video Credit: CEN/@neilnitinmukesh This is the moment four brave felines square up to a huge snake - reportedly a venomous cobra - with one feisty moggie even taking a swipe at the hissing creature. The scene was recorded by Indian movie star Neil Nitin Mukesh as he…
Story By: John Feng, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report Video Credit: AsiaWire This is the moment a Chinese medicine vendor is found unconscious and covered in scorpions and cockroaches after he was reportedly stung by one of his venomous arachnids while attempting to infuse it in alcohol. Police in the city of Siyang, which is…
Story By: Buli Liang, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT This snake catcher made his own mum chop off his finger after it was bitten by a cobra to stop the deadly venom from spreading through his body. The man, surnamed Chen, 49, was bitten on his index finger by a cobra in…