Ali Khan Samsudin

Ali Khan Samsudin, (January 3, 1958 – December 1, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur) was 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 her own two 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. He is survived by his two wives and five children.

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.


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