Every year snake bites kill more than 150,000 people but that didn't deter rock star Steve Ludwin. For more than 30 years he injected himself with snake venom every week, believing it keeps him young. In 2018 scientists started harvesting the huge range of antibodies from the singer's blood to create an international library of antidotes for the venom of dozens of snakes.

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