Lance Cpl. Dakota Woodward, from Brandon, Florida, drinks cobra blood Feb. 8 during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines showed U.S. Marines various jungle survival methods. Drinking snake blood is used as a last resort in case there is nothing else to drink. Woodward is a distribution management specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)U.S. Marines patiently wait for their turn to get a taste of fruit Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Khrem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines gave the U.S. Marines a taste of Thailand by sharing fruit commonly found in the local jungle. The Marines are with III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)Lance Cpl. James Hutsell, from Fayetteville, N.C., drinks coconut water Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines shared several of their native fruits found in the jungle with U.S. Marines. Hutsell is a radio operator with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)Thinnakorn Pajorn passes fruit to U.S. Marines Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines gave the U.S. Marines a taste of Thailand by sharing fruit commonly found in the jungle. The Marines are with III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)Royal Thai Marines watch U.S. Marines passing around fruit Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The excitement of the U.S. Marines brought joy to the Thai Marines who taught a lesson in jungle survival. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)Chaiwat Lodsin hands fruit to Cpl. Isaac Ibarra, from Naples, Fla., Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Khrem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines gave U.S. Marines many fruits to taste to show them the different types of fruits found in the jungle. Ibarra is a combat correspondent with III Marine Expeditionary Headquarters Group, III MEF. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)Cpl. Kyleigh M. Porter, from Montross, Va., eats a scorpion Feb. 8 in Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines demonstrated several jungle survival tactics and asked for U.S. Marine volunteers to participate. Porter is a radio operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)A Royal Thai Marine kisses a cobra’s head Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Thai Marines demonstrated several survival techniques including how to capture a cobra and drink its blood. Drinking the snake’s blood is used as a last resort in case there is nothing else to drink. Other survival methods such as starting fires and how to eat spiders and scorpions were also taught. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)
