Jungle survival: Troops swallow snake blood at Cobra Gold’s marquee training event
February 22, 2018 Leon Cook - Stars and Stripes
American troops slurped cobra blood and noshed on rats while learning how to survive in harsh environments during annual drills underway in Thailand.
This week’s jungle survival training is one of the highlights of Cobra Gold, which began Feb. 13 and wraps up on Friday. It’s the largest multinational military exercise in Southeast Asia, with more than 11,000 troops from 29 nations participating.
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