Snakes

Dr. Christian Walzer reveals how wet markets create the "cauldron of contagions" that allow viruses to spread between species, and eventually to humans.

Steve Ludwin visits a church in West Virginia where the worship centres around handling deadly snakes, setting yourself on fire, drinking poison and refusing medical attention when things inevitably go wrong.

Steve Ludwin, the host of VICE's upcoming three-part series Snakeman, breaks down why he injects snake venom, how it has made him look 20 years younger and how he may have accidentally become the solution to the world antivenom crisis.

What's more disturbing about snake massages: what they sound like, or what they actually are?

We met with a guy who's been injecting himself with snake venom for 20 years and he looks better than ever.