The Snakeman Who Was Bitten Nearly 200 Times and Lived to Be 100

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Born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1910 to Gustav and Otillia Haast, Bill Haast was interested in snakes since he was 7 years old. This interest turned into something of an obsession during summer trips to Boy Scout camp, beginning when he was 11.

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Sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/us/18haast.html
http://www.billhaast.com/life/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Haast
http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-power-of-poison-poison-as-medicine
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21569015-snake-venom-being-used-cure-rather-kill-toxic-medicine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivenom
http://www.billhaast.com/photo_gallery.html

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snake_Milking.jpg
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