“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]
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Talking to a herpetologist before traveling to Komodo, Indonesia.

The source BBC Radio documentary (1989-11-01) can no longer be played at the BBC site. Adams reading the 1992 audiobook can be heard here.