The Snake Sultan

No one in the world ventures to come as near to such poisonous snakes as the Snake Sultan and his children do.
Poisonous snakebites are no bagatelle. In some regions they are the second-highest cause of death. Scientists assume that more than 100.000 people die worldwide from poisonous snakebites. Approximately 1.8 million people suffer intoxication and longterm damages. Antiserum could rescue many. However, for its production the snakes and their poisons are needed. Snake-catchers are required, such as Reza Gholami. In his homeland Iran, one of the countries with the highest incidence of venomous snakes, this occupation has a long tradition: If a snake creeps into the house, the snake catcher is called. Gholami is considered as the best: Iranians call him the „Snake Sultan". The man from the nomadic tribe of the "Bakhtiari" catches the poisonous snakes with bare hand and delivers them to the Iranian central Serum institute for production of antivenom.
He is accompanied by his sons Ali (8 years) and Hassan (6 years). After they had reached the age of six months, he built up their resistance by injecting them tiny amounts of snake poison. They have grown up with snakes and have no fear even from the most toxic ones.
Gholami even grabs the cobra's head with his mouth: One gram of its poison can kill 85 people. With his spectacular demonstrations Gholami pursues a serious ulterior motive: He wants to defeat the common fear of snakes as this leads either to fatal injuries or to the extinction of the snakes.
No one in the world ventures to come as near to such poisonous snakes as the Snake Sultan and his children do. (forgalmazó hivatalos szövege)