Fearless snake catcher in Thailand picks up reptiles in his mouth by biting their head
- 5 years ago
A fearless snake charmer has a dangerous trick - catching the reptiles in his mouth.
Owen, 25, learned the bizarre technique after growing up around the deadly creatures in the forests of southern Burma.
He now works at a snake show in the popular tourist destination of Krabi, Thailand, where crowds watch him come within a hairs-breadth of being attacked.
Footage taken on October 17 shows how Owen is the one doing the biting. He lays three venomous mangrove snakes on the ground before kneeling within striking distance of their deadly fangs.
Owen catches one snake in each of his hands then uses his teeth to bite the third snake's head with inch-perfect precision to render it immobile.
He then lifts all three creatures up to the audience for applause.
Owen said: ''I have loved catching snakes ever since I was a child, chasing them in the forests. Now I do this for a job, I am very happy.
''I learned this trick myself. I'm always thinking of new stunts to try with them. The snake is not hurt when I do this. It is a good way to make people respect snakes more.''
Yellow and black striped mangrove snakes, also called boiga dendrophila or gold-ringed cat snake, have fangs and are ''mildly venomous''. They have never killed a human but the painful bites can cause swelling and sickness.
Owen, 25, learned the bizarre technique after growing up around the deadly creatures in the forests of southern Burma.
He now works at a snake show in the popular tourist destination of Krabi, Thailand, where crowds watch him come within a hairs-breadth of being attacked.
Footage taken on October 17 shows how Owen is the one doing the biting. He lays three venomous mangrove snakes on the ground before kneeling within striking distance of their deadly fangs.
Owen catches one snake in each of his hands then uses his teeth to bite the third snake's head with inch-perfect precision to render it immobile.
He then lifts all three creatures up to the audience for applause.
Owen said: ''I have loved catching snakes ever since I was a child, chasing them in the forests. Now I do this for a job, I am very happy.
''I learned this trick myself. I'm always thinking of new stunts to try with them. The snake is not hurt when I do this. It is a good way to make people respect snakes more.''
Yellow and black striped mangrove snakes, also called boiga dendrophila or gold-ringed cat snake, have fangs and are ''mildly venomous''. They have never killed a human but the painful bites can cause swelling and sickness.