US Marines are in Thailand for Cobra Gold 2020, a massive multilateral exercise that kicked off in late February.

The exercise involves amphibious assault, evacuation, humanitarian assistance, landmine destruction, and jungle survival training, among other activities.

During the survival training, US Marines learn from their Thai counterparts how to live off the land, and that involves eating and drinking things that would not normally be on the menu.

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US Marines are eating scorpions and drinking snake blood in the jungle, and no, it's not because someone forgot to pack the Meals Ready to Eat.

Check out these wild photos and see how the Marines are connecting with nature in a way a lot of people would probably rather not.