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TIL about Tim Friede, a herpatologist who injected himself with snake venom over 800 times and took 200+ snake bites to develop a natural immunity to the toxins. After 20+ years of work, he is able to take multiple bites from the worlds deadliest snakes including the Black Mamba, King Cobra, etc...

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