Tim Friede began a remarkable journey in 2001 by allowing himself to be bitten by venomous snakes to raise awareness about the dangers they pose globally. After enduring serious health consequences, including a coma from two cobra bites, he persisted in his pursuit, having been bitten over 200 times by various snakes. His primary motivation shifted towards developing immunity to snake venom, which aided in research to create a new type of antivenom, addressing the urgent public health threat posed by snake bites worldwide.
"It's like a bee sting times a thousand. I mean, you can have levels of anxiety that goes through the roof."
"They want to kill me; I want to survive."
"Right out of the gate, I was put in ICU after two cobra bites and I dropped in a coma for four days."
"Venomous snake bites kill tens of thousands of people globally and permanently disable several hundred thousand more."
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