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Black Mamba: Video: Full Episode

The black mamba is one of Africa's most dangerous and feared snakes. Watch the full episode now.

Aug 1st, 2011 | 73 comments

Black Mamba: Video: Catching a Deadly Snake

Thea and Clifton respond to a call from a maid who spotted a six-and-a-half-foot black mamba inside a guestroom at a resort they manage.

Jul 26th, 2011 | 20 comments

Black Mamba: Introduction

The black mamba is Africa’s deadliest snake. In Swaziland, snake handler Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, endeavor to change attitudes and save lives.

Jul 3rd, 2011 | 47 comments

Black Mamba: Photo Essay: The Snake Charmers

View photos of Thea Litschka-Koen and her husband, Clifton, as they try to save lives and change attitudes about the black mamba, Africa's deadliest snake.

Sep 29th, 2010 | 17 comments

The Venom Cure: Video: Full Episode

Meet the reptile-chasers and scientists who are researching the venom cure. Watch the full episode online.

Jun 7th, 2010 | 21 comments

The Venom Cure: Sea Snake Venom

Bryan Fry's goal is to collect, study, and catalog the chemical characteristics of venom from sea snakes.

Jun 4th, 2010 | 9 comments

The Venom Cure: Video: Copperhead Venom and Cancer Research

Frank Markland discusses his research into whether contortrostatin, a protein found in copperhead snake venom, is effective in attacking cancer cells in breast cancer patients.

Jun 3rd, 2010 | 34 comments

The Venom Cure: Video: Cone Shell Conotoxins

A textile cone hunts other snails. Its proboscis contains a harpoon, loaded with a powerful venom called conotoxin. It paralyzes its prey so it can be sucked from its shell and devoured.

Jun 2nd, 2010 | 6 comments

The Venom Cure: Video: Clotting Agent in Snake Venom

Could a spray made from the clotting agent in a snake's venom be used to prevent people from bleeding to death after an accident?

Jun 1st, 2010 | 16 comments

The Venom Cure: Introduction

(Airs Sunday, June 6) Scientists have discovered that natural poisons and venoms contain chemicals that can be used to create drugs for treating everything from chronic pain to cancer.

May 16th, 2010 | 36 comments
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