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Article: 'Mad Martin' snakes towards record.(News)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2008
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BYLINE: Jacques Breytenbach
When a three-metre black mamba slithered around the neck of "Mad Martin" as he lay in bed, all the man from Edenvale could think was "Man, that feels 'lekker'."
After having spent 51 days in a 20m2 room with 40 venomous snakes, Martin Smit is almost half way to becoming the first person to live for 110 days in a room full of snakes.
Smit, who is regarded as a seasoned snake handler, began his Guinness World Record attempt at the Chameleon Village Reptile Park and Zoo at Hartbeespoort Dam on June 14.
He plans to step out of the enclosure on October 5, which is three days later than was initially planned.
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