Working to alleviate world-wide suffering caused by animal envenomation.
Snakebite kills and disables tens of thousands of people every year, mostly in rural communities. AVRI works to change that, starting in Sri Lanka.
Explore our work
Venomous snake bite: A neglected tropical disease
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The Sri Lanka Antivenom Project: a multinational effort between AVRI, Instituto Clodomiro Picado and the University of Peradeniya
Take a virtual tour of the AVRI Serpentarium in Sri Lanka
Learn about the venomous snakes of Sri Lanka
Read our abstract from the International Society on Toxinology meeting, published July 2013 in Toxicon