An infant in the northern Indian state of Bihar reportedly bit a cobra to death after it coiled around his hands.
The one-year-old boy, Govind Kumar, bit the venomous snake while he was playing at his home in the small town of Bettiah, according to local news reports.
He was rushed to a medical centre and is in stable condition.
“When we saw the snake in the child’s hand, everyone rushed towards him, but in the meantime, he had already bitten the snake, killing it on the spot,” the child’s grandmother told local news.
The venom’s effects were reportedly mild, only knocking the boy unconscious, but not fatal.
After receiving initial treatment at the village’s primary health centre, the boy was taken to the Government Medical College Hospital.
“The child’s condition is currently stable, and treatment is being administered under the supervision of doctors. The medical team is treating the child, providing continuous medication, and he is under observation,” a doctor at the Government Hospital said.
India has around 300 species of snakes, including 60 highly venomous snakes such as the Russell’s vipers, kraits, and the saw-scaled viper, which are responsible for most of the bite-related deaths.
The Indian cobra completes this list of the “big four” species responsible for the most snakebites in India.
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