Karl P. Schmidt dedicated his entire life to the study of herpetology. Some people go out with a bang. Unfortunately, he went out with a bite.

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Sources:

https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/the-death-diary-of-noted-herpetologist-dr-karl-schmidt/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt

https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-10/he-documented-his-own-death-snakebite-instead-going-hospital

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681

https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681

https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.