During a jungle survival program February 20, 2013 taught by Royal Thai Special Forces in Sannapit, Thailand, U.S. Marines learned to catch cobras and drink their fresh blood, not to mention eat forest insects and pull the heads off of chicken. The training was part of Operation Cobra Gold 13, the 32nd edition of international military exercises hosted by the Thai. According to a U.S. Marines press release, Cobra Gold is the largest exercise of its kind in Asia and incorporates troops from five other nations in addition to the U.S. and Thailand. The Daily Mail reports that the Marines were invited to experience the local custom of drinking cobra blood after being taught to catch and kill cobras in the wild. As CNN notes, Cobra blood is believed to be a panacea and aphrodiasic in parts of Southeast Asia. In Jakarta, vendors can earn over $100 a night selling shots of cobra blood mixed with liquor. (Photo by Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP Photo)

A woman looks out of a dusty window after boarding a bus to be transported to see the casket of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday December 11, 2013. On Thursday, December 5, 2013, Mandela died at the age of 95. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)

Young Ian Archibald ponders the consequences of a complex critical study of beauty contestants during the Miss TV Times finals in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 30 July 1971

English model Leomie Anderson attends a private view of “The Mandalorian And The Child”, a special portrait being unveiled in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, on October 29, 2020 in London, England. The portrait will be available to the public to view for free on the 30th and 31st of October, and marks the arrival of the highly anticipated second season of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)

A Ukrainian serviceman walks an empty street in the front line city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

An influencer wearing a Barbie inspired dress walks at The Edge observation deck during sunrise on World Photography Day at The Edge at Hudson Yards on August 19, 2023 in New York City. The Edge at Hudson Yards opened for guests earlier than normal for a special World Photography Day Sunrise Event. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

People walk under Australia's iconic landmark Harbour Bridge in Sydney on April 3, 2019, as heavy fog blankets the city. Low visibility due to heavy fog affected traffic in the city and caused flight delays at the Sydney airport. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP Photo)

A woman struggles to drink homemade alcohol poured from the mouth of an idol of “Swet Bhairab” during the annual Indra Jatra festival to worship Indra, Kumari and other deities and to mark the end of monsoon season in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 15, 2019. (Photo by Monika Deupala/Reuters)