Joseph Bruno Slowinski (November 15, 1962 – September 12, 2001) was an American herpetologist who worked extensively with elapid snakes.
His primary area of research was venomous snakes, having written some 40 peer-reviewed articles and one book.
On September 11, 2001, while researching in an isolated region of Myanmar, Slowinski was bitten by a Suzhen's krait (Bungarus suzhenae).
[1] He died 29 hours later after his team, which included Mark W. Moffett, made several failed attempts to obtain medical attention.
The September 11 terrorist attacks made communication with the embassy difficult, and by the time the embassy prepared a helicopter, the weather was particularly bad, thus preventing a helicopter from transporting Slowinski to a hospital, and making it impossible to carry medical supplies to the campsite.