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A Filipino soldier holds a king cobra as a U.S. soldier drinks its blood during a jungle training exercise in Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 17, 2015.

A Filipino soldier holds a king cobra as a U.S. soldier drinks its blood during a jungle training exercise in Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 17, 2015.

A Filipino soldier holds a king cobra as a U.S. soldier drinks its blood during a jungle training exercise in Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 17, 2015.

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