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Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 1st Class Pairoj Prasarnsa, Chief Jungle Survival Trainer with Marine Reconnaissance Patrol, displays a spiders fangs during jungle survival training alongside his U.S. Marine counterparts during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020. The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Alicia Yoo with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, a native of Haymarket, Va., eats watermelon during jungle survival training alongside her Royal Thai Marine counterparts as part of jungle survival training during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020.The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 1st Class Pairoj Prasarnsa, Chief Jungle Survival Trainer with Marine Recon Patrol holds two Cobras in his hands during jungle survival training alongside his U.S. Marine counterparts during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020. The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 1st Class Pairoj Prasarnsa, Chief Jungle Survival Trainer with Marine Recon Patrol tames a king cobra during jungle survival training alongside his U.S. Marine counterparts during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020. The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 1st Class Pairoj Prasarnsa, Chief Jungle Survival Trainer with Marine Recon Patrol tames a king cobra during jungle survival training alongside his U.S. Marine counterparts during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020. The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 2nd Class Chaiwat Rodsin, Jungle Survival Trainer with Marine Recon Patrol allows U.S Marines to feel a snakes skin during jungle survival training alongside his U.S. Marine counterparts during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020. The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Lance with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, drinks the blood of a king cobra as part of jungle survival training during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Mar. 1, 2020.The Marines learned essential skills necessary for surviving in a jungle environment, such as making a fire, eating plants and alternative ways to stay hydrated. Drinking the blood of a cobra provides the body with extra nutritional to help it stay alive, but is meant as a last resort option. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. Commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Cholula)

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