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[–] 89 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The man’s only recollection of a possible exposure was eating raw snake meat during military service 50 years prior.

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    It's not hazing. I'll bet it was during the Cobra Gold exercise, during which Thailand hosts various militaries including the US Marines. Part of the training traded is survival skills specific to the jungle environments Thailand provides, which includes eating of animals, dead or alive. Spiders, scorpions, snakes... one of the traditional hallmarks being the drinking of cobra blood as an alternative to being able to find clean water.

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