Article: Snake man set for a ssssslippery bid.(News)

BYLINE: Jacques Breytenbach

What do 40 venomous snakes in a 20sq/m room have in common? Martin Smit.

Smit, who is regarded as one of the best snake handlers in the country, has undertaken a daring attempt to break the Guinness World Record for being the first person to live for 110 days in a room full of snakes.

The man from Edenvale entered the snake room on Saturday afternoon and will spend more than three months in the enclosure in the Chameleon Village Reptile Park and Zoo at Hartbeespoort Dam.

The attempt - entitled "Snake-Sit-In 2008" - requires Smit to sleep, bath, eat and even exercise in the enclosure until October 2.

Hennie Jonk, owner of the ...

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