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An encounter with snakes, especially the highly venomous cobras, can be dangerous even for experts. Now, a viral video showing a man’s stunt with not just one but three cobras has left people shocked online.
In the clip breaking the internet, the man is seen sitting in front of three cobras. Seen in a forested area, the man holds the smallest snake and turns its tail. Then, as he moves his hands and legs, the reptiles also sway along. He stretches his hand towards the second snake, another bites him on his knee and bites. He springs up and tries to move the snake away from his knee.
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Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared the clip on Twitter. He said, “This is just a horrific way of handling cobras…The snake considers the movements as threats and follow the movement. At times, the response can be fatal.”
One of Nanda’s followers said that the incident happened in Karnataka and the man was given medical treatment within one hour. His condition is stable.
“Incident happened in Karnataka, this man has been bitten by cobra due to mishandling & he in under treatment & out of Danger bcz he got treatment within 1 hr after bite But the portion of the bite is very severe cobra,Krait,Russell viper are venomous snakes so make some distance,” the user wrote.
Others criticised the man for improper handling of the snakes.
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