Tim FreeD is fond of cutting snakes.
New York: In the US, a person named Tim FreeD has been cut by snakes hundreds of times and most times they have done this work intentionally. Now scientists are examining their blood so that a better treatment for snake bites can be found. FreeDe had attachment to snakes and poisonous creatures since childhood. He used to keep dozens of snakes in his Wisconsin house and took out the poison of scorpions. Due to snake bite and curiosity, he started giving himself a small dose of snakes. Gradually, by increasing the dose, he created the strength to bear poison in the body and then started cutting with snakes.
‘Earlier there was a lot of fear, but …’
“Earlier there was a lot of scared, but the more it went on, the easier it became.” A doctor or expert does not consider it right, but they say that this method matches the way the body work. When the body gets a small part of the poison, the immune system makes antibodies that neutralize the poison. The poison that is already experienced by the body easily handles it. Freedy has been taking snake poison supplements for 18 years, and their freeze is poisoned. In YouTube video, his black mamba, taipan and water cobra bite shows swollen hands.
Scientists are now doing research on freeid’s blood.
‘I wanted to come back after touching death’
Tim FreeDe says, “I wanted to come back after touching death.” FreeDe sent an email to scientists and pleaded for their blood test. According to the World Health Organization, every year 1,10,000 people die of snake bite. Making antigens is expensive and difficult. It is made by poisoning large animals like horses, which only works on the poison of some snakes and sometimes causes harm. Peter Quong of Columbia University was surprised when he heard about FreeDe. He said, ‘This is extraordinary. In 18 years, FreeDe has created unique antibodies.
2 antibodies were found from Tim FreeD’s blood
In the research published in the journal ‘SAIL’ on Friday, Kwong and his team said that freed’s blood found 2 antibodies, which neutralize the poison of many snakes. Its goal is to make a treatment that works on the poison of many snakes. This research is initial. Mice have been tested, but testing on humans will take years. This treatment works on snakes like Mamba and Cobra, but not on the wiper (eg rattlesnakes). Nicholas Casewell of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine said, “It is promising, but a lot of work remains.”
Had to cut the part of the finger
The road to freeid was not easy. Once the snake bites him in such a way that he had to lose a part of his finger. Cobra’s bite rushed him to the hospital. Now they work in the Sentivax Company, which is developing this treatment and giving funds for research. Freede is happy that his 18 -year journey can save people’s lives, but he also advises others, ‘Don’t do so.’ (AP)
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