Updated On: 11 May, 2025 08:49 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
American man voluntarily subjects himself to 200 snake bites and hundreds of venom injections to craft the ultimate anti-venom

Friede has recorded bites from every kind of snake, including the rattlesnake pictured above, on his Youtube channel. PIC/YOUTUBE @timfriede578
Meet Tim Friede, aka the real-life SnakeTok Avenger. While most of us freak out over a spider in the shower, Tim casually let over 200 venomous snakes chomp on him — on purpose. What was the need? He’s on a DIY quest to make the ultimate super anti-venom.
200 bites later, Tim Friede is still standing. Pic/INSTAGRAM@timfriede794