[LibWhacker]

Anyone know what Marcinko ordered McRaven to do? Perhaps it was to eat some cobra venom sacs:

Cobras are all venomous, yet most are not poisonous, so long as the venom glands are not eaten.

Don't know how reliable that is. Got it here, a cobra info site for kids. Still, wouldn't advise eating venom sacs since spitting cobras can do a lot of damage to you just spitting the crap on you, like blinding you, for example.

That aside, how good is this McRaven anyway? I'm a bit suspicious of anyone Newsweek slobbers all over, especially when they start pronouncing that he's the smartest SEAL ever. Sounds like the crap we heard about Hitlery. Maybe it'd be better to have someone like Marcinko chasing bin Laden, rather than Newsweek's favorite Navy SEAL? Just asking the guys who really know!

[harpseal]

Re Marcinko: Personally I would prefer most of the other operator officers in charge of the op comparaed to Mr. Marcinko. Just a personal opinion.

[harpseal]

Re Cobra venom. If mixed with alchohol it is quite harmless and is fully digested by the stomach just do not have bleeding gums. Marcinko stated he had his mixed with cognac in Cambodia. This was not unique and the Indian Cobra's of SE Asia have different venom than the African spitting Cobra.

[NeonKnight]

It was my understanding that almost all snake venom could be consumed without danger of poisoning. It is only when injected into the blood that it is dangerous. Not sure about Cobra venom, but rattlesnake venom is just pure protein....your digestive tract can handle it.

[Travis McGee]

Marcinko is NOT what you think. And the incident McR may have refused to take part in may have been the ritual killing of stray dogs with a knife, but I may be mixing up my old stories.