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Who is the world snake king?

Austin Stevens

He is a world-famous photographer, herpetologist and adventurer, but his most famous title is "World Snake King". Since 12 years old, he has been fascinated by snakes. He is keen on keeping all kinds of reptiles pets, especially the most dangerous poisonous snakes. Austin fought in the Angolan war when he was young. His task at that time was to identify and distract poisonous snakes, and to relieve the crisis lurking in nature for his compatriots first. Once, when he tried to pull out the poisonous snake from the trench, he was bitten by a poisonous snake. This was Austin's first painful experience of being bitten by a snake. In order to save his life, he had to race against time, cross the enemy war zone of 480 kilometers, fly 1600 kilometers and finally land in front of the hospital. Austin was in a coma for five days; Doctors worked hard for three months to save his arm, which saved Austin from amputation. After the war, the director of Transvaal Snake Park hired Austin to take care of the reptiles in the park. During his six years working in the snake garden, he received solid training and became a herpetologist. After that, he became keen on filming. In order to raise funds and arouse public attention to the plight of African gorillas, Austin spent 107 days in a row with the most poisonous and deadly snakes in Africa, creating an amazing record. On the 96th day, a cobra bit Austin, but he persisted and finally had to be treated among the snakes. Despite her weak health, Austin finally completed the pioneering work of living with poisonous snakes 107 days and broke the world record.