In 1957 , American herpetologist Karl P. Schmidt was sting by a poisonous boomslang Snake River . With no anti - venom available — and erroneously believe he had n’t receive a calamitous superman — he go to do what any diligent scientist would do : he kept a detailed diary chronicle the last harrowing hours of his life .
Thisfascinating videoof Schmidt ’s “ Death Diary ” was produced byScienceFriday . But be warned , the descriptions in the video are quite graphic and disturbing .
[ SciFri ]
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