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50-year-old Iraqi Haider Kobra travels from this orchard to that every day in search of snakes, specifically poisonous ones, to hunt them with the help of his small team consisting of his son and his brother's son in Khalis district in Diyala governorate, northeast of Baghdad, which is considered one of the most infested areas The most dangerous snakes in the country.
Cobra survived 12 venomous bites from snakes he tried to hunt, turning his body into a mystery by gaining great immunity, which helps him resist the toxins he receives from snakes, and hunting poisonous animals has become his profession since 1990.
The high temperatures during the summer help to get the snakes out of the bush, to increase the heat of the Iraqi hunter's market, especially the most dangerous type, and he sells their poison to traders specialized in this field in the "Ghazl Market" in the capital, Baghdad.
In addition to his profession of snake hunting, Cobra broadcasts his educational and instructional videos on proper preventive methods of catching snakes, scorpions and other venomous animals by displaying them on social media.