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When he was juts 10, Albert Killian began removing snakes from his neighbour’s yard and he has always loves the creatures ever since. The amazing thing is that the 60 year old has already been bit*ten more than 100 times due which has built up a tolerance to their venom. He handles and own 28 Egyptian Cobras, three Indian Cobras, Forest Cobras, Spitting cobras, Rattlesnakes and Vipers. He extracts venom from his snakes. The venom is later processed into pharmaceutical products.
Albert who is from Florida, USA said, ‘These animals can kill you in the blink of an eye – it’s one of the most d”ng*erous jobs in the world.Over the years I have built a tolerance for the venom by taking so many bites. I’ve taken mamba b!tes and I’ve been bitten in the arm by a cobra. There was enough venom to probably drop an 8,000 pound elephant.The fact that I’ve taken five Mamba bites and I never needed anti-venom boggles my mind.’ His passion for the reptiles dates back to childhood. He made it his mission to save all the snakes in his community.
He added, ‘One day I was going to school and saw a snake on the side of the road. When I ran home and told my uncle he went up the road and shot it which was really upsetting.I went into shock – I felt like these animals had a bad deal and I felt that I had to save all the snakes in the neighborhood. I got a couple of containers, garbage cans, and barrels and started collecting snakes and keeping them in the garage.’
His neighbours started to even pay him to remove snakes from their yards. The 60 year old said, ‘After that I started doing shows for schools, the boy scouts, and other organizations. I then started to get into film and started using my animals for television. One of my longest running jobs was working with the WWE and wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts.’
But once he almost lost his life in an encounter with a Southeast Asian Suphan Cobra. According to him the thing nailed him and he has 20 minutes to get to the hospital and no ambulance could take him. He drove to the hospital and flat lined there for like two or three minutes – the venom kept him in respiratory failure.
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