Man Bites A Snake to Death,Says It's The Right Thing to Do
In a strange twist of role switches,, a man in the Indian state of Bihar has reportedly bitten a snake to death, claiming it was the right thing to do based on a local custom.
By:Olufemi Orunsola
In a strange twist of role switches, a man in the Indian state of Bihar has reportedly biten a snake to death,giving the cold blooded reptile a taste of its own proverbial venom, local media reported on Friday.
OPEN TELEVISION Naija gathered from monitored reports that the man in question, identified as Santosh Lohar, is a worker employed on a railroad project in Rajouli.
According to the reports, Santosh was sleeping at his base camp when the incident in which a snake, presumed to be venomous, decided to snack on the sleeping man, entering the tent and biting him.
Immediately, Santosh woke up and attacked the cold blooded reptile, slamming it with an iron rod and biting it back several times.
The snake was fatally injured and died on the spot.
The man claimed that he responded the way he did in accordance with a local custom, and that was just the right thing to do.
“In my village, there’s a belief that if a snake bites you, you must bite it back twice to neutralize the venom,” he stated.
Based on the doubtful reliability of the folk remedy, many locals are in doubt if the reptile that attacked Santosh was actually a venomous snake in the first instance.
The man has been hospitalized for his snake bite wound and is reported to be recovering.
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