THE STAR (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) 11 August 08 Couple prove venomous snakes can become pets
Snake expert Othman Ayeb and his wife stayed in a room with various poisonous snakes for 88 hours in conjunction with the opening of the Beijing Olympics, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.
The couple had confined themselves with eight snakes in a room at the Langkawi Snake Sanctuary from Aug 1-8.
Among the snakes was a King Cobra that was more than 4.5m long.
Othman, 40, and his wife identified as Idara Dahayu, 31, were conducting research on the snakes.
They have proven that venomous snakes will not attack people and can become pets.
Othman had set a record of staying with 150 cobras for 27 days in 1998.
Couple prove venomous snakes can become pets