Why Keep a Diary of a Toxic Snakebite?

DEC 3, 202417 MIN
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

Why Keep a Diary of a Toxic Snakebite?

DEC 3, 202417 MIN

Description

After 40 years of studying snakes, Karl Schmidt finally suffered his first bite. And when he did, he kept a gruesome diary to document the suffering and danger—right up to the edge of death...