Gruesome military exercises where soldiers are made to eat live geckos and drink snake blood could lead to another pandemic, animal rights campaigners have claimed.
The U.S. Marines’ grizzly drills 'pose a zoonotic disease threat akin to Covid-19', and are also endangering the king cobra, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Now, the animal rights group has filed a petition to stop the alleged 'frat-like party masquerading as training' in Thailand which is known as Cobra Gold.
The exercise - Cobra Gold camp - has been carried out each year in the South East Asian country since 1982. During the training soldiers learn what plants are safe to eat, and what to do if they become separated from their unit.
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