“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.