Snakebites

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Thea Litschka, the country’s only woman snake handler and founder of the eSwatini Antivenom Foundation.

Snake handler comes to the rescue in eSwatini antivenom crisis

The country is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the victims of snake bites

Nokukhanya Musi-Aimienoho

Milking it: The antidote to a poisonous snakebite often starts with the poison itself. Paul Rowley and Nice Casewell (above) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine extract venom from a rhinoceros viper. (Photo: Nick Ballon)

ACHILLE MASSOUGBODJI

Vipers, cobras and cures: Why there is an antivenom crisis

Each year, millions will be bitten by venomous snakes and antivenom will remain painfully out of reach for many victims

Lea Surugue