9 insane photos of US Marines drinking snake blood and eating scorpions in jungle survival training
These Marines aren't drinking snake blood just for show.
This anticipated part of their training will come in handy if Marines become isolated from their unit and far from the logistics train they normally depend on.
Instructors show Marines how to identify venomous and non-venomous snakes.
An instructor handles non-venomous snakes.
The Marines also learn how to find and eat other jungle creatures, like geckos and gibbons.
An instructor feeds a Marine a scorpion.
Marines also learn which plants are edible.
An instructor shows Marines how to bite into the skin of a pineapple.
Marines also learn skills like building fires and alternate ways to stay hydrated.
"I didn't know that ants are a trace of water. Wherever they're filing to, they know where the location of water is," said US Army Spc. Louis Smith.
Smith said that new knowledge is something he'd take back home with him.
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