Friday, February 22, 2013

U.S. Marines Drink Cobra Blood



US Marines Drink Snake Blood: ‘Cobra Gold 2013′ -- Inquisitr

At a joint military exercise 90 miles outside of Bangkok, Thai soldiers taught US Marines some serious jungle survival tactics. Marines drank the blood of live cobras in a hardcore exercise called “Cobra Gold 2013,” the thirty-second edition of international exercises hosted by Thailand.

So what does snake blood taste like? Second Lieutenant Ted Powers told Reuters, ” Terrible. Really terrible, but it is a good experience … It’s something I can always tell my grandchildren about.”


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More News On U.S. Marines Drinking Cobra Blood

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Jungle Exercises in Thailand: US Marines Drink Blood of Cobra and Bite Chickens' Heads [PHOTOS] -- International Business Times

My Comment: I can easily handle this .... but definitely NOT cobra blood.

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