Most snakes milked

According to Official Guinness Records,

Bernard Keyter (South Africa), a supervisor at the South African Institute for Medical Research in Johannesburg, South Africa, personally milked 780,000 venomous snakes and obtained 3,960 litres (871 gal, 1,046 US gal ) of venom over a 14-year period ending in December 1965. He was never bitten. 

For a complete list of 1965 records, please visit 1965 Guinness Records in South Africa.

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