Why astronauts ate snakes
Yes, NASA astronauts ate snakes. This is why.
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As promised, here's H. Morgan Smith's boa recipe. But first, the oral history:
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This is all part of the history of NASA's jungle survival training (and survival training in general) for the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini programs. Taken over from the Air Force, this program took place in Panama. H. Morgan Smith made that program what it is, teaching astronauts how to eat iguana, snakes, and hearts of palm in case they found themselves stuck in the jungle. It proved to be oddly fun for most of these hearty explorers, even though they didn't land in the jungle.
Now the food:
"Have your wife fixed Braised Boa the next time you have company for dinner. Or better yet, fix it yourself and give your wife a night out of the kitchen. That's what H. Morgan Smith, chief of EID at Maxwell AFB, Ala., does. Here's his own recipe for the snake entree.
"You know, it's really the cleanest, easiest meat to prepare and cook." But Smith adds one word of caution, "Be sure the snake is freshly killed."
Ingredients:
1 Boa 4' to 8' long (any snake will do)
1 bottle wine (a light dry Vermouth)
1 pound butter
2 oranges
Onion or garlic salt
Salt and pepper
First, preheat oven to 350-375. Then, hang snake by the head or stretch it out full length. Remove head and several inches of neck. (If you wish to save the entire skin for mounting, carefully skin out head before removing.)
Cut through skin on underside for the full length of snake. Peel off skin starting at head (much like a banana).
To remove viscera, grasp windpipe and pull down and out. If the snake is hanging, viscera will fall free. Cut meat into 6" to 8" pieces. ("However, you may want to keep the snake whole for table decor. But many people will not eat the dish if they see the snake form. Then again, many prefer the adventure of picking at a well cooked snake," says Smith.)
Drop pieces of whole snake intosalted boiling water and cook for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from water and, if desired, remove all meat from the bone.
Cut up 1/2 pound butter into small pieces. Place meat and butter in baking pan. Pour 1/2 bottle wine over meat. Slice skin from oranges and scatter over meat. Squeeze juice of oranges into the mixture. Flavor with onion (or garlic) salt, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cover with foil and place in pre-heated oven for about one hour. (For a well browned dish, remove foil for the last 15-20 minutes).
"You may have to vary this recipe when out in the field, but remember," Smith adds, "to kill a large snake and not use the meat is a poor conservation practice-and a waste of good food.""
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No idea how this doesn't have thousands of views already. The youtube algorithm is a crapshoot. This is so well researched and thought provoking. Keep making and they will come. Excellent content. Subscribed with notifications on, have been watching all your vids. Keep it up, this is what I come to youtube for.
@PhilEdwardsInc
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Also, your username is very appropriate for a video about eating snakes.
@rednovember2205
2 жыл бұрын
@@PhilEdwardsInc This made me chordle, I hope you know your channel is going to blow up soon by the way, good luck!
@That_Thicc_Cat
2 жыл бұрын
I came up in my recommended, but I watch a lot of similar content
@delta5-126
2 жыл бұрын
@@That_Thicc_Cat same
@Ikaisu.
2 жыл бұрын
This channel is going to blow up mark my worda
We all know the real reason they had to do this--just in case they entered a wormhole that threw them into a far flung future where humanity had been conquered by apes.
The title of this video is funny to me 😂 ‘Eat snake’ in Singlish is a phrase used to describe a person's attitude towards work or tasks. It practically means skiving at work and slacking off from tasks and responsibilities.
@MotorGoblin
2 жыл бұрын
_‘Eat snake’ in Singlish is a phrase used to describe..._ For a moment I thought this was going somewhere quite different.
@maenad1231
Жыл бұрын
@@MotorGoblin Same, I was expecting “singlish” to be a parody 😅
I was expecting an explanation along the lines of "Snakes freeze-dry really well, due to large surface-area, and provide convenient tubular meals". This was much better. Although I would have thought they were moving in an equatorial plane the whole time, and therefore likely to land near jungle.
Fascinating stuff. And I love how much more your sense of humor comes out in these videos as compared to your Vox output. Keep ‘em coming!
@chrisdymyd2669
Жыл бұрын
If you know that he’s misleading people and spreading misinformation, it makes it 10x funnier!😂
I’m Panamanian and had NO idea of this story, amazing work Phil!
Loving your independent videos and channel! Your Vox videos are always best of class and I’m happy to see you being able to do your own thing with your own personality shining through.
This channel is gonna explode - pure quality
@TheeGrumpy
2 жыл бұрын
His hand is gonna explode if he keeps misusing starter fluid like that. It's called "charcoal lighter," not "charcoal already lit."
“You’re still in a dream… Snake Eater”
What really sets you apart is the uniqueness of the topics you cover. Some of my other favorite channels seems to share topics with 2-3 other popular channels. Stay weird, stay unique.
What a thrill With darkness and silence through the night What a thrill I'm searching and I'll melt into you What a fear in my heart But you're so supreme! I give my life Not for honor, but for you Snake eater In my time there'll be no one else Crime, it's the way I fly to you Snake eater I'm still in a dream, snake eater! Someday you go through the rain Someday you feed on a tree frog This ordeal, the trial to survive For the day we see new life! I give my life Not for honor, but for you Snake eater In my time there'll be no one else Crime, it's the way I fly to you Snake eater I'm still in a dream, snake eater!
@gtPacheko
2 жыл бұрын
TA DAAM TA DAAAAAMMM ssnaaake eeaaterrr...
@enjoyingincubusXD
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty good
Great ending, I liked your "doing the right thing" bit a lot. Thanks for all the awesome content. Looking forwards to more. (I've been bingeing)
Just found you’re channel, I’ve been checking out all of voxs video creators contents. Keep this up, we love to see it
Glad I found your channel. Binging all of your videos now.
I'm loving the videos Phil! I'm proud to be one of your first 100K subs
I really appreciate the time you spend on these A1 videos
Your channel so underrated keep up the good work
You’re so funny and cool and smart! Crazy how y don’t have more views on some of these videos. Keep up the great work dad!
My father was a pilot in the sixties and they made him do the exact same thing in Panama! He ate snakes for two weeks lol
You Diamond Joe Quimby impression was on point.
I love your vids, keep it up big man
I am watching your video one by one and you are brilliant in it Sir. Huge appreciate from India. I follow Johny Harris religiously but you are best in your own. Keep shining Sir
I have a feeling this is about to blow up in the algorithm. Same for your entire channel. I would be surprised if you don't hit 500k subscribers by 2023.
Love that you put out content that gets demonitized by KZread anyway.
I thought the reason they trained to kill and eat snakes and iguanas had to do with fighting aliens. That’s silly of course. The truth is they trained in the desert in case they landed there and came across a bottle with a sexy genie in it.
Hey, there are this wierd storys about early rusian missions flying into space with shotguns suposedly to fight againsta americans/ aliens. Truth is is they actually had guns to fight of polar bears after landining in syberian tundra. I'm sure that you have heard about it but if you have an occasion you can research that in depth and mention in some future project.
Please do more NASA history videos!
question Phil. Did you take a class in video making. The thing that is amzing about this content isn't only the quality but also your persice timeing of interuptions to keep the audence hooked on boring ldgeslatoure and keep you reeled into the fun bits. The quality is amzing and The visuals are the perfect mix of simple and complex just the right amount of each for me not to get confused and overwhlemed. Thank you
I get "Tropic Thunder" type vibes from this mission lol
Your content has been hidden for a long time, and now that everything is cracking open, soon you’ll probably hit millions upon millions of views. And maybe it’ll be great, maybe it’ll be overwhelming, but hopefully you recognize that you’re inspiring many to start making content again.
@PhilEdwardsInc
2 жыл бұрын
Well that’s a nice way to put it! Thanks.
This video title screamed click bait but damn... it’s Phil and he never disappoints with amazing obscure content
Was that a JFK impression? If it was it was great! If it wasn’t… it should have been
@PhilEdwardsInc
2 жыл бұрын
JFK via Conan's JFK.
Snakes on (vertical)plane!
Great videos. Only question you should have answered was did they really need that training afterall, what happened when they came back on earth.
@zoidsfan12
2 жыл бұрын
Homie. This video goes under the assumption you know that this training wasn't needed. Because it seems really weird that an astronaut would need training to survive in the amazon when they land in the ocean. So to answer your question. No they didn't use this training because they landed in the ocean. What happened when they came back? They became heroes not only for America but humanity. I guess that's also kinda my befuddlement at the questions. The moon landing is one of the single biggest events in human history. It's like watching a video about the fbi having been watching Lee Harvey Oswald and then asking if JFK made it out alright.
@FrankyPi
2 жыл бұрын
It was needed in case something went wrong with returning to Earth and they significantly miss their landing target, if they landed in biomes like this on land they would have bigger chances of surviving until rescue comes.
@maxplsek5980
2 жыл бұрын
He did say they landed in the ocean
@FrankyPi
2 жыл бұрын
No mission from Mercury to Apollo missed the ocean, if that was what you were asking.
Fantastic !
Hearts of palm can be good, treat it like potatoes in a stew or a roast. Cut them into cubes and let them simmer. They make a decent carb-free substitute.
Thanks!
PANAMA!!
@PhilEdwardsInc
3 жыл бұрын
A MAN, A PLAN, A BOA CONSTRICTOR RECIPE! EPIC ERR, OTC IRT SN OCA OBAN AL PANAMA!
@panzerkampfwagentigerausfb9036
3 жыл бұрын
@@PhilEdwardsInc makes sence
Imagine being that native being told by all these strange men showing they’re going to the moon and need to train in jungle in case they land there
If you want to read more about stuff like this, I highly recommend "Carrying the Fire"
Amazing, there's a short story to write there; "Apollo in the Amazon"
Huge nasal nerd here and I was never aware of this.
Man this should really have 100k views. Not 3000.
I've been a wannabe astronaut for my entire life and somehow never knew about SpaceMachete
“The world would be a much safer place if we ate the animals that could eat us” -AwakenWithJP
In Singapore eating snake = slacking on the job lol
The guy at 9:14 looks 45 years old, but is only an E4. I have so many questions.
I’m sad to say I thought the title read “why astronauts are snakes.” I’m sad I didn’t get Phil’s hot take on why astronauts shouldn’t be trusted
Came here for fire building skills. Very dissapointed.
@PhilEdwardsInc
2 жыл бұрын
i failed you :(
@chocoblocka
2 жыл бұрын
@@PhilEdwardsInc Loved the rest of the video and all your others for that matter so I'll let you off this time :)
This explains a lot about Metal Gear Solid 3
@erdem2181
Жыл бұрын
Finally somebody who thinks like me
The algorithm will bring us together.
0:38 iguana bondage!
9:03 Tell that to Gus, Ed, or Roger. Oh wait, you can't.
I’ve eaten Alligator before. Tasted very good.
It scared me when you shot the lighter fluid into the flames
kkkkk me mijei vendo o gringo comendo palmito enlatado
ure like jhonny harris. In your way, I love it.
This video was fascinating! More this comment is to engage the algorithm
Operation snake eater
bruh 30k in 2 days
Why astronauts hate snakes
Cool
I haven't watched the video yet, but if the answer isn't "Because they had to kill a bunch of evil moon-snakes anyway, and it seemed such a waste" I will be disappointed
Sick
Jfyi, you are supposed to eat hearts of palm like that.
... only 7.7k views?
Predictabily, this has been my least liked Phil video. I think the snake peeling did it for me. But the rest of his videos are excellent in every way so go ahead and watch them all, you will be delighted.
You'd save so much money if you used your lungs rather than accelerant my dude
🐍 🗡 🚀 =👨🚀
@PhilEdwardsInc
3 жыл бұрын
this is art 🚀
Mmm tasty ~
That's clickbait title. Phil Edwards the algorithm bender! Phil the man who found hole in a loop, cracked machine, outsmarted system, controls masses! Phil the YT Han Solo, man who got milion clicks in less than twelve parsecs? Am I going too far? Sorry sometimes I can't help myself.
Your Nixon's better than your Kennedy.
snake is terrible meat. very stringy.
I'm sorry - I just couldn't watch the video. I've got a pet snake that means as much to me as the dogs I've had as pets in the past......
With all due respect: it is Chocó not Choco.
Huh... Why were a bunch of american army dudes running around panama, killing the local fauna and doing training? What's up with the bone collecting thing too? 👁👁 anyway, great video, but it broke my heart you threw the hearts of palm away ;-;
Didn’t do it in space who cares
The other-other white meat.