See Marines handle tarantulas and vipers to be ready to fight in the jungle

Lauren FriasMar 27, 2024, 20:18 IST

A Royal Thai Marine instructor kisses the head of a Monocled Cobra during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

Thai and US Marines confronted deadly jungle creatures in survival training in Thailand.
Exercise Cobra Gold demonstrated skills to Marines to help endure harsh jungle environments.

US Marines came face-to-face with deadly jungle critters in a survival training in Thailand last month.

The training was part of a larger US-Thai annual military drill called Exercise Cobra Gold, which aims to promote "collaboration to enhance regional stability" in the Indo-Pacific.

The world's longest-running multinational military exercise

Royal Thai Marine instructors discuss poisonous vines with US Marines during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

The largest joint exercise in mainland Asia

A Royal Thai Marine instructor shows the fangs of a venomous spider at a jungle survival demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

Familiarizing themselves with the flora and fauna

A Royal Thai Marine instructor holds a gecko at a jungle survival demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

Survival skills

A US Navy special operations independent duty corpsman attempts to make a fire from bamboo during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

More than just a military exercise

A US Marine holds a snake in his hands during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

Cobra blood controversy

A Royal Thai Marine instructor shows the fangs of a venomous, White-Lipped Pit Viper at a jungle survival demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

'Frat party gone wrong'

A spider walks across the face of a US Marine during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

Alternative water sources

A Royal Thai Marine instructor squeezes water out of a plant during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

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