When I was in Okinawa, about age 4 so about 60 years ago, my Dad took me to some Mongoose vs snake fights. I remember it very well. THICK cigarette smoke. Asian men and boys primarily. You could tell that some were either quite wealthy or wanted everyone to think so and others were dirt poor. I remember this boy, maybe about my age, handling what I thought was a cobra. I learned it was called a Habu. I was impressed but I recall thinking that he was just too poor to care about the consequences. Usually, the Mongoose killed the snake in the pit. Also, usually, the Mongoose got bit in the process and would either be real sick or die later on. I saw several that were real sick and/or dying...convulsions, sort of foaming at the mouth.
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