The Unknown Unknowns of Snake Handling

World Champion 'Snake Man' Killed by Cobra
Thailand's Boonreung Buachan, holder of the Guinness Book of World Records title for spending the most time penned up with snakes, was killed by a cobra that bit him during his daily show, a hospital doctor said on Monday.

How could something like this be foreseen? The world is an uncertain place and there is just no way of knowing what will happen. I mean, it is possible that you can spend your life harrassing snakes without getting bitten, piosoned or suffocated.