Venom specialists in Kenya are part of a five-country consortium called the Scientific Research Partnership for Neglected Tropical Snakebite (SRPNTS) working towards developing a universal snakebite cure.
The scientists will apply the same approach that was employed in the discovery of HIV anti-bodies.
Other countries involved in the quest are the United States of America, Britain, Nigeria and India.
The new therapy, comprised from what the scientists are calling 'humanised anti-bodies', is a marked departure from the conventional animal-based treatment that have adverse profound effects on snakebite victims.
"We’re pursuing what we call the ‘next generation’ of snakebite therapies, which we hope will be able to treat bites from any snake in Africa or India, in a community setting, and without the need for a cold chain," Professor Robert Harrison, one of the scientists involved in the effort says.
Blood cells of people who have suffered from snakebites will be used in the development of the new, game-changing therapy.
Kenya is home to some of the worlds most venomous snakes including the carpet viper found in Baringo county.
The aim of the humanised therapy will be to first identify then bind and destroy the snakebite toxins.
About 3 million people are harmed by snakebites according to the World Health Organisation.