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Robert Merten, a renowned herpetologist, noted in his journal that he had been fatally bitten by a twig snake, and it took 18 days for him to pass away. In his last entry, he declared that this was the only fitting way for a herpetologist to go .

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Robert Merten, a renowned herpetologist, noted in his journal that he had been fatally bitten by a twig snake, and it took 18 days for him to pass away. In his last entry, he declared that this was “the only fitting way for a herpetologist to go”.

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