TIL that Bill Haast, known as "Snake Man," was bitten by venomous snakes more than 170 times. By injecting himself with snake venom daily for over 60 years, he saved countless lives with his antibody rich blood. He lived to be 100.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/us/18haast.html



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 03:36AM by gothsim http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xi20s/til_that_bill_haast_known_as_snake_man_was_bitten/