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Published on: 02/27/2026 - 17:37

The black mamba, the screaming snake, and the Egyptian cobra are all highly venomous snakes, and a mamba bite can kill the victim within minutes if he does not receive treatment. About two million people are infected with poisoning around the world every year, and about 130,000 lose their lives. Although there is an effective treatment, anti-venom serum is expensive and produced in limited quantities, making it rare in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organization classifies it as a neglected tropical disease. In Kenya, where about 15,000 people are infected with snake bites annually, specialists are working to improve prevention and treatment for those infected to reduce deaths. Our colleague Bastian Rooney went to meet these specialists on the Kenyan coast.

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