Pattaya, the seedy resort in Thailand is home to a Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. In October, a Thai snake charmer attempted to break the Guinness Book of World Records record set in 1999 when an American kissed eleven venomous snakes by kissing nineteen extremely poisonous king cobras. The snakes were provided by Ripleys and a medical team was on stand by. Khum Chaibuddee managed to kiss all nineteen but told children and bystanders not to try this themselves. He said, “I, myself, have been bitten several times by snakes. Always bear in mind the old story about the snake charmer who died after being bitten by snakes.”