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A Harrowing Account Of What It’s Like To Die From A Snakebite
Video: In 1957, American herpetologist Karl P. Schmidt was bitten by a poisonous boomslang snake. With no anti-venom available — and mistakenly believing he hadn’t received a fatal dose — he proceeded to do what any diligent scientist would do: he kept a detailed diary chronicling the last agonizing hours of his life.