Comments on: Getting high from snakebites

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:55:03 +0000

Hi Bragi,
many thanks for your reply! I am still really interested in this topic and have loads more questions. I am a journalist and am thinking about writing a piece on this. Do you have an email address you could give me so we can chat a bit more?
Cheers, Alex

By: Bragi

Bragi — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:08:28 +0000

Hey Alex,
Sorry for very late reply. It was not an english article. It was a tamil article, its a south indian language (in case if u don’t know). I read it 6 years back. The snake that they use ‘cobra’. You see there are these certain tribes who earn their livelihood by catching snakes for the forest departments or selling it to these kind of drug abusers or street perfomers or smugglers. These people are called ‘Irulas’. These people are in and around chennai formerly known as madras, India.

I guess its still prevalent, this kind of drug abuse was just beginning when I read the article. I wonder if this reply will be of any use now after an year and my apologies again.

By: MV Blaylock

MV Blaylock — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:37:52 +0000

I would like to learn about the effects of getting high from snake bites, as well as anti aging properties. and please do not harm snakes.

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By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:58:41 +0000

Hey Bragi,

do you remember in which magazine you read about this? Was the article in English? I am really interested in this topic. Please get in touch if you have any further information. Many thanks, Alex

By: Bragi

Bragi — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:54:48 +0000

This is generally done by ppl who don’t get high for heroin. And they use a snake that is few months old, not the one that is 6 foot long. There are high risks of overdose, still ppl try it for fun. I have read about this in a local tamil magazine few years back. The saddest part is the snakes that are used for this(cobra) dies in 1 and half years if they are continuously used for this purpose.

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By: Tom Laughlin

Tom Laughlin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:26:11 +0000

Get rattler’bit and watch Billy Jack.

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