In 2002 I was bitten by a large snake in Thailand.
Young and naive I grabbed the 1.5m snake behind the head and picked it up.
But before I could even finishing thinking that Steve Irwin would be pr…
…the snake spun itself around in my far-to-loose grip, opened its mouth wide, and sunk its recurved teeth into the fleshy inside of the upper part of my index finger.
I saw it in slow motion, but it happened in the blink of an eye.
I released the snake like a hot coal but instead of falling to the ground, it hung from my finger — body outstretched by the weight of gravity.