Probably preparing himself for a battle of intellects with the Dread Pirate Roberts.

But the former truck mechanic said that he had "completely screwed up" early on when two cobra bites in quick succession left him in a coma.

"I didn't want to die. I didn't want to lose a finger. I didn't want to miss work," he told the BBC.

Missing work should be okay when you're in a coma. The US is weird.