ʃmˈɪt ɹˈɔŋli bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə snˈeɪk kʊd nˌɑːt pɹədˈuːs ɐ fˈeɪɾəl dˈoʊs bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts ˈeɪdʒ ænd ðə fˈækt ðæt bˈuːmslæŋz ɑːɹ ɹˈɪɹfˈæŋd.
Schmidt wrongly believed that the snake could not produce a fatal dose because of its age and the fact that Boomslangs are rear-fanged.