In 1957 at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Dr. Karl P. Schmidt, famed snake expert and herpetologist, made a detailed scientific account of the effect of venom from a snakebite in the human body—his body. Schmidt made the record while he was dying. The newspapers called his notes a “death diary.” (October 2015) credits :: Tom McNamara :: Director. Producer. Editor. Camera :: *video featured by IFLS, io9, Discover Magazine and has over 1,200,000 views.
