This article really keeps getting better and better.
- ‘Unparalleled’ snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
- In total, Mr Friede has endured more than 200 bites and more than 700 injections of venom he prepared from some of the world’s deadliest snakes
- He initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube.
- he had “completely screwed up” early on when two cobra bites in quick succession left him in a coma
- I didn’t want to die. I didn’t want to lose a finger. I didn’t want to miss work
- It just became a lifestyle
Fuck yeah science!
You know that guy is walking around strutting “oh yeah I am the snake man!”
Not one mention of how this guy got his hands on so many different snake venoms in order to acquire this broad immunity. Interesting dude nonetheless.
Snake handler job had one mention.
I just opened the article again and searched for “handler,” which has zero results?
What am I missing? Was there a video I didn’t watch?
He initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube.
Ah, okay. I see now. “Snake handler” generally refers to a professional, but the subject of the article was described as a former truck mechanic. I just didn’t process that in the correct order.
