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He said: "Dealing with snakes is second-nature to me. They have been such a big part of my life so I just keep them around me. The biggest problem most people have with snakes is identifying a venomous or non venomous snake. It's ignorance to kill a snake due to a lack of knowledge of how dangerous it is – even if it's venomous it's only trying to survive, not to hurt people."
Over the last 35 years the man has been bitten by snakes more than 100 times. Previous injuries from venomous bites includes having his heart stop once, being paralysed three times, having his respiratory system fail three times and a permanently crooked finger thanks to a rattlesnake.