Ali Khan Samsudin, (January 3, 1958 – December 1, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur) was a snake charmer known as Malaysia's "Snake King". He earned the title after living with 400 cobras, for 12 hours a day for 40 days, in a small room in the early 1990s. He also earned the title of "Scorpion King" after his feat of living in a glass enclosure with 6,000 scorpions for 21 days, which is listed in the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records.[1]

He had a protégé, Nur Malena Hassan, who has completed two of her own record-breaking stunts and is now known as the "scorpion queen".[2]

Death

Ali Khan died on December 1, 2006, after being bitten by a king cobra during a performance.[3][4][5]

He left his two wives and five children.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Bite kills Malaysia 'Snake King'". December 2, 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Scorpion woman ends record stunt". September 25, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "'Snake King' dies of cobra bite". NBC News. 2006-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ↑ News, A. B. C. "Malaysia's 'Snake King' Killed by Cobra". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "'Snake King' dies after cobra bite". ABC News. 2006-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-13.


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