TITLE:        Why Did The Army Try Firing Snakes 🐍💥
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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They would place snakes in a box and load it into the barrel to fire with a

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FULL SCRIPT:
They would place snakes in a box and load it into the barrel to fire with a mortar during the Vietnam War. You see, the US plan was to launch the reptiles straight into Vietkong positions, letting them bite the enemy and spread chaos. But the snakes didn't know who the enemy was, making them equally dangerous for both sides. So this idea was abandoned instantly and snakes were only used for traps afterward.

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TIMED:
[000.08] They would place snakes in a box and
[001.92] load it into the barrel to fire with a
[003.84] mortar during the Vietnam War. You see,
[006.08] the US plan was to launch the reptiles
[008.32] straight into Vietkong positions,
[010.16] letting them bite the enemy and spread
[011.92] chaos. But the snakes didn't know who
[013.76] the enemy was, making them equally
[015.68] dangerous for both sides. So this idea
[017.84] was abandoned instantly and snakes were
[019.84] only used for traps afterward.
