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Snake charmer kisses 19 king cobras

(AP)
Updated: 2006-10-08 09:45

Part-time snake charmer Khum Chaibuddee, 45, attempts to kiss a King Cobra at the Ripley's museum in Pattaya, 150 km (93 miles) east of Bangkok, October 7, 2006. Khum made a new world record by consecutively kissing 19 King Cobras which broke the previous record set by Gordon Cates of the U.S. who kissed 11 venomous snakes in 1999. [AP]