US and Thai troops took turns drinking blood from a severed cobra handled by Thai Marine Sgt Maj Chaiwat Ladsin. (Reuters photos)SATTAHIP: US and Thai marines slurped snake blood and ate scorpions in a jungle survival programme on Monday as part of the annual Cobra Gold war games. On Monday, several dozen US and Thai marines took park in an annual jungle survival drill at Sattahip Navy Base in Chon Buri, where troops took turns drinking blood from severed cobra before grilling and eating the snakes. A US Marine eats a gekko during the jungle survival exercise on Monday. The 2014 military coup tested ties with Washington, which urged a return to democracy and scaled back military aid.

Source: Bangkok Post February 19, 2018 18:33 UTC