Tuesday 7 February 2017

TEENAGE SNAKE CHARMER BITTEN TO DEATH BY A SNAKE IT RESCUED

A teenager has died after he was bitten by a cobra while kissing it for a photo stunt.
Volunteer snake rescuer Somnath Mhatre, 18, plucked the cobra from a car in a bid to take it to a safe place.
But when he posed for a photo attempting to peck the snake on the head, the hooded animal turned on him, sinking its fangs into his chest.

 Mhatre spent five days in hospital undergoing treatment until his organs eventually shut down

The teenager was rushed to hospital in Navi Mumbai, India, where he fought for his life, but died five days later.
A fellow snake rescuer, who didn't want to be named, said: 'Somnath had gone to rescue a snake from a car at central business district Belapur.


Mhatre, who had rescued more than 100 snakes, was bitten when the cobra pounced 
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