The curious story of a renowned Field Museum scientist, a deadly snakebite, and a diary that documented it all

A world-renowned museum curator gets bitten by a snake he's trying to identify. He does not seek medical treatment. He goes home and documents his symptoms hour by hour in a journal, including all the explicit details. Sara Ruane said Schmidt deserves to be remembered for more than just the salacious story of his death and the graphic diary he kept of his last several hours. Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/field-museum-karl-patterson-schmidt-deadly-snakebite-diary/