Brazil: A hair-raising video has surfaced on the internet in which a Brazilian man holds live snakes in his mouth.
Labelled as the ‘Ninja of serpents’, the Brazilian man in the video uploaded by Daily Mail Online is shown putting four live snakes in his mouth and holding them for several seconds before releasing them.
The video was shot in Goianésia do Pará, Brazil. Arteval Duarte inserts a chicken snake, a coral snake, a clelia snake and a rainbow boa in his mouth.
He has been awarded ‘Ninja of serpents’ title for his snake antic skills, which he finds in the wild forests of Amazon.
Chicken snakes are usually harmless and are found in North America. The highly venomous coral snakes can easily be recognised by their vibrant colors. The Clelia snake too has mild venom, but they do not pose any threat to humans as they often munch on other small snakes. Habitually found in Central and South America, Rainbow boa is known for its lustrous sheen tinge.
Duarte has been handling and training venomous snakes as well as spiders and other animals for the past 15 years.
Quite a plateful: Watch Brazilian snake-expert Duarte perform his famous snake act. (Video: YouTube - Daily Mail Online)
