2005-09-17 Snake-Charmer by Ralf Brown

Ralf Brown | all galleries >> Today's Photo >> 2005 Day's Photos >> September 2005 > 2005-09-17 Snake-Charmer


17 September 2005	Ralf Brown

Kissing a King Cobra

other sizes: small medium original auto

These pictures are for your personal viewing pleasure only. If you would like to use them otherwise, please contact me.

comment |

Guest		30-Sep-2005 05:17
They defang all of them. They can still be milked because they still produce venom, but if they get bitten, it's by blunt stumps where the fangs used to be and the skin doesn't get broken. It's quite cruel to the snakes actually.

Ralf Brown		30-Sep-2005 03:46
I can't vouch for the king cobra shown here, but before he did this one, he did the same act with a "regular" cobra, then milked its venom in front of us to prove that there was in fact real danger in the act. Photos will be up shortly underhttp://imageevent.com/ralf/thailand

Dennis Steinauer		30-Sep-2005 02:44
That guy's nuts! ... or the snake has been defanged. That is one humongous cobra.

Dan Chusid		30-Sep-2005 02:29
Hope the flash didn't get him crazy after you took the shot. ;^O

Type your message and click Add Comment

It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest. Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help	private comment