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The one-year-old boy, identified only by his first name Govinda, bit the cobra while he was playing at his home in the small town of Bettiah near the Indo-Nepal border, according to local news reports.
"When we saw the snake in the child’s hand, everyone rushed towards him, but in the meantime, he already bit 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.
Despite the headline, without an actual picture, I suspect that the snake was not a cobra. Cobras are not constrictors, and not likely to coil around anyone's hands. It was more likely in the Boid family of snakes.
The kid thought it was a teething toy.
Just because they say coiled doesn't necessarily mean constricting. May just be how they described the situation as being partially wrapped on his hand.Despite the headline, without an actual picture, I suspect that the snake was not a cobra. Cobras are not constrictors, and not likely to coil around anyone's hands. It was more likely in the Boid family of snakes.
They may not be constrictors, but they still can and do wrap around their victims.Despite the headline, without an actual picture, I suspect that the snake was not a cobra. Cobras are not constrictors, and not likely to coil around anyone's hands. It was more likely in the Boid family of snakes.
Where does it say it was coiled around his hands? Just says in his hands. I'm going to trust people in India know a cobra when they see a cobra.Despite the headline, without an actual picture, I suspect that the snake was not a cobra. Cobras are not constrictors, and not likely to coil around anyone's hands. It was more likely in the Boid family of snakes.
It's how they hold on to things. But there's a huge difference between a the actions of a pet snake, and a wild snake encountering a mammal.
No. I guess you didn't follow the link. The headline reads "Where does it say it was coiled around his hands? Just says in his hands.
OK - you do that. I'm going to trust that the people who publish "The Independent" might not have the slightest ****ing clue, and instead might simply opt for what they think is the most reflexive click bait, and most dramatic headline possible.I'm going to trust people in India know a cobra when they see a cobra.
Or so we are told. My comment was simply based on probability. In infant biting a snake would likely incur multiple bites, depositing every bit of it's venom in defense of it's life. Could this happen the way it was depicted? Sure. But it's more likely to not be accurate.Just because they say coiled doesn't necessarily mean constricting. May just be how they described the situation as being partially wrapped on his hand.
Whatever it was, he apparently got a dose of venom and is a lucky boy at this point.
A mammal that smells like a carnivore.It's how they hold on to things. But there's a huge difference between a the actions of a pet snake, and a wild snake encountering a mammal.
Different article.No. I guess you didn't follow the link. The headline reads "
Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands
OK - you do that. I'm going to trust that the people who publish "The Independent" might not have the slightest ****ing clue, and instead might simply opt for what they think is the most reflexive click bait, and most dramatic headline possible.
Nope. Same headline from The Independent. Go up to the OP and click on the link marked MSNDifferent article.
It was updated.Nope. Same headline from The Independent. Go up to the OP and click on the link marked MSN
"Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands"
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