• The head of the village pulls out a king cobra between 10 and 12 feet [3 to 4 meters] long. He lets it go and it comes toward me and slithers right past my feet.

• King cobras are among the most deadly snakes on Earth. You don’t have much time to survive if you’re bitten by one.

• I started thinking, Well, do these guys have antivenin here in their little village?

• Absolutely all bets were off. I know that snakes key in on movement to bite. I just sat there. I froze. I let the snakes come by. I smiled at the snake charmers,   16>> nodded my head.

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