On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.

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Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorable-looking animal that we never even knew existed.

Just when we thought we've seen it all, up pops some bizarre but adorable-looking animal that we never even knew existed.