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Delve into the extraordinary lives of two men whose worlds are centered on venomous snakes.
Jackie Bibby, a record-setting daredevil, set multiple world records, including the astonishing feat of holding 13 live rattlesnakes in his mouth.
And Tim Friede has spent nearly two decades intentionally subjecting himself to hundreds of bites from some of the planet's most lethal snakes, all in the pursuit of creating a universal antivenom.
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- Jackie Bibby: Also known as the Texas Snake Man. His memoir is called, “The Texas Snake Man: A Very Nice and Kind... Gentleman“
- Tim Friede: A self-taught herpetologist and venom expert from Wisconsin. His goal is to develop the world’s first universal antivenom
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1. Snakes in their mouths and venom in their veins: Why two snake pioneers do what they do (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:16:50)
3. Marker 02 (00:40:20)
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