Why Tim Friede has allowed hundreds of snakes to bite him!

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of ...

Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the Sept. 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of the ...

Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the September 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of ...

Paris: Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the September 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let ...

Tim Friede, a self-taught herpetologist and former truck mechanic from Wisconsin, has voluntarily subjected himself to over 200 venomous snakebites and more than 700 venom injections over an 18 ...

Using self-immunization, Tim Friede willingly exposed himself to some of the world’s deadliest snake venoms. Friede’s journey to build immunity has led to a scientific breakthrough ...

There’s not a moment’s hesitation, let alone fear, as Tim Friede strides into his basement office and proceeds to let two of the world’s most venomous snakes sink their fangs into him.

Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites—on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world's most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science. Now ...

Over about two decades, Tim Friede has allowed venomous snakes to bite him hundreds of times, including Egyptian cobras, black mambas and diamondbacks. By starting with low doses of the toxins and ...