We've all heard the expression "Man bites dog" as an example of a strange newspaper headline. Well, how about "Toddler bites snake"?
A toddler in India bit a venomous cobra so hard that he killed it.
Two-year-old Govinda Kumar was playing in his home in Bankatwa, a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, when he spotted the three-foot long snake and grabbed it.
The cobra lunged at the child and coiled itself around his tiny hands during the incident on Friday, his relatives said.
But instead of screaming, Govinda put the snake’s head in its mouth and clenched his jaw, Mateshwari Devi, the boy’s grandmother, recounted.
He quickly lost consciousness after ingesting some of the deadly venom, but was treated in hospital and has since been discharged.
The snake died on the spot.
There's more at the link, including photographs.
Given the biblical reputation of serpents, one can only wonder what the snake's explanation was when it reached whatever hereafter is reserved for cobras. As for the kid . . . I can see a bright future for him as a snake charmer. His reptiles will be so scared of him they'll do anything to keep him happy!
Peter
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His spirit animal is Rikki Tikki Tavi.
Sounds like the Greek myth of baby Hercules strangling the snakes sent by Hera to his crib.
"was playing INSIDE his home when he spotted the snake"......yowsa!
Ozzy Osbourne reincarnated in India. To become a nationally known Sitar god.
This story is why you shouldn't discount the truth of Chuck Norris jokes, like the time a rattlesnake bit him, and three days later, the snake died.
Babies and toddlers are strong because they go all-in when they grab or bite, they don't have enough experience to gauge how much pressure is enough, so they just clamp down full force. At two years old he had enough teeth to crush a baby cobra's head.
In which case, he'd need a baby sitar until he's older ...
Phil B
Even here in the south east in the US, living in the country in a 50ish year old house, we find 1 or 2 snakes every 2 or 3 years that make it into the house. luckily so far they have been non poisoness. However we do have cotton mouths, rattlers and water moccasins in our area. I have seen copper heads in my yard a few times over the last 30 years. I still check boots for creepy crawlies like scorpions and spiders. Incredibly uncommon nowadays but it happens.
Oof...good for him!
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