US and Thai marines slurp snake blood and eat scorpions in a jungle survival programme as part of the two nations' annual Cobra Gold war games.

Seen worse than that in the local market.

And then rush back to the PX for a Coke, some stupid officers idea of good PR.

This is a long-standing tradition. 

Nothing new. 

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

slurp snake blood and eat scorpions in a jungle survival programme

 

Pfffft - real men survive in the jungle by eating panther penis.

Tough cookies. 

Does the cobra component somehow make it manly? Blood is blood, no different than blood pudding from a pig. If you're impressed by this then you're easily impressed indeed.

The same thing is seen every day in thousands of restaurants across Asia and in particular in China. Two glasses, one with red snake blood in it and the second, a green liquid made from a mashed up gland of the snake, it's a tradition not some feat of bravado!. 

ANIMALS!!!

And THIS is why we can't have a nice planet.

Silvester , Silvester look what you have done ! RIP.

I think I will add this to my menu.

8 hours ago, Tilacme said:

Seen worse than that in the local market.

I haven't, but I have seen worse on TV. Documentary on the cobra blood drinking cult. Or, actually, just a small shopkeeper who raises cobras for the market and butchers them in front of the customer so they know it's real and also fresh. Scorpions? I didn't know they were nutritious, but I guess anything that contains protein is OK if your survival is at stake. And if it doesn't look appetizing at first, in a couple of days it will.

6 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

Pfffft - real men survive in the jungle by eating panther penis.

Catch and release, they just taste it.............

Some people even eat the snake that is sold in a bottle with liquor.

Sure, but can they eat food from the local street vendors? ??

13 hours ago, Acharn said:

I haven't, but I have seen worse on TV. Documentary on the cobra blood drinking cult. Or, actually, just a small shopkeeper who raises cobras for the market and butchers them in front of the customer so they know it's real and also fresh. Scorpions? I didn't know they were nutritious, but I guess anything that contains protein is OK if your survival is at stake. And if it doesn't look appetizing at first, in a couple of days it will.

The main difference between the market and the Marines is that the Marines are eating it out of sufferance whereas the Thais pay good money for all manner of creepy crawlies and their ovaries.

On 2/20/2018 at 10:44 AM, Darcula said:

 

Pfffft - real men survive in the jungle by eating panther penis.

........while its still on the cat...........