A friend of Manson’s said, “He thought about all the wacky records he could try and break, and came across Jackie Bibby’s record. That’s when he decided he wanted to try and break it.”

Bibby holds four records in total including one which includes holding eight rattlesnakes in his mouth by their tales. He said of his technique of keeping himself out of harms way, “They can go wherever they want as long as they don’t start biting. The key to not biting is for me to stay still.”

“Rapid movement scares a rattlesnake. If you move real slow and gentle, that doesn’t seem to bother them.”