Once-in-a-while, I share some war stories about SE Asia with my wife (some exaggeration added). This one, she's never believed, till I found hard evidence on Youtube ...
One of the most popular was the "to step" snake (many banded krait), which supposedly you were dead within two steps after it bit you; not true, but it is highly venomous.
An older NCO had told me about them but I thought he was pulling my leg. But then one night while walking along a trail, lo and behold out of the bushes came came the call. I couldn't believe it so I asked the girl that I was with and she confirmed it.
I was working out in the remote desert, here in California. An older man taught me how to catch snakes. This one in the picture he told me is a Mountain King. The California King is yellow - both non-poisonous.
One of the most popular was the "to step" snake (many banded krait), which supposedly you were dead within two steps after it bit you; not true, but it is highly venomous.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/42702/two-step_snake.html
A lot of guys kissed the ground, when we came home
(including me).
I was working out in the remote desert, here in California. An older man taught me how to catch snakes. This one in the picture he told me is a Mountain King. The California King is yellow - both non-poisonous.
The "two step", you don't want to mess with.