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Why Keep a Diary of a Toxic Snakebite?

Season 9 | Episode 9
17m | Dec 3, 2024

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...

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The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
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