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'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times (www.bbc.com)
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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 days ago

But the former truck mechanic said that he had "completely screwed up" early on when two cobra bites in quick succession left him in a coma.

"I didn't want to die. I didn't want to lose a finger. I didn't want to miss work," he told the BBC.

Missing work should be okay when you're in a coma. The US is weird.