ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, ʃmˈɪt wʌz ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli bˈɪʔn̩ baɪ ɐ dʒˈuːvənˌaɪl bˈuːmslæŋ snˈeɪk dɪsfˈɑːlɪdəs tˈaɪpəs æt hɪz lˈæb æt ðə fˈiːld mjuːzˈiəm.
On September 26, 1957, Schmidt was accidentally bitten by a juvenile boomslang snake (Dispholidus typus) at his lab at the Field Museum.