A trained biologist, Rotich has studied the complex effects of snake bites on humans, including the black mamba. In Kenya, Rotich says it's hard to keep official statistics of how many humans die ...

A painkiller made from the venom of Africa's black mamba would be as strong as morphine but without the risks of other drugs, a new study says.

Fast, aggressive, and insanely venomous the black mamba isn’t a snake you want to mess with. Here’s what makes it one of the deadliest snakes on the planet, and why staying calm around one might save ...

The Black Mamba is known as one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet, but what makes it so deadly? With its remarkable ...

They’re warning systems that tell our bodies that something is wrong. Diochot and Baron found two peptides (short proteins) from black mamba venom that block ASICs—mambalgin-1 and mambalgin-2.

The researchers examined venom from 50 snake species before they discovered the mamba’s propensity for dulling pain. They narrowed the venom’s pain-killing effects down to a specific protein ...

Venom from the world's deadliest snake - the black mamba, which can kill a person within half an hour, could actually be a painkiller at par with morphine, researchers say These are key in a ...

One of the world’s most poisonous snakes might hold the key to new pain therapies in its venom. As ironic as that sounds, a protein component in black mamba venom called “mambalgin” has been ...

Synthetic cannabis, which goes by the names of K2, spice, fake weed, Black Mamba, Green Giant, Bombay Blue, Genie, and Zohai, can cause severe bleeding, unexplained bruising and possibly death.

These products are sold under a variety of names, such as synthetic marijuana, spice, K2, black mamba and crazy clown, and can be sold in retail outlets as herbal products.