Saudi soldier eats live snake during training

A Saudi solider devoured a snake alive during military training that was watched by the Gulf kingdom’s interior minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.

Arar newspaper published pictures showing the soldier biting into the reptile’s head before going down into its body.

The paper said the drill involving an elite army unit was intended to demonstrate the troops’ ability to adapt to various natural conditions.

 

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