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‘Killed it on the spot’: Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands

Chock Full o Nuts

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Cobra messed with the wrong 1 year old!


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.
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The venom’s effects were reportedly mild, only knocking the boy unconscious, but not fatal.
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Chock Full o Nuts said:
Cobra messed with the wrong 1 year old!

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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.
 
Kid was lucky he was taken for medical care quickly.
And he is probably not out of the woods.
Long term effects of snake venom can last for months.
 
MamboDervish said:
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.
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I think snakes instinctively coil even if they don't constrict.

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MamboDervish said:
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.
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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.
 
MamboDervish said:
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.
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They may not be constrictors, but they still can and do wrap around their victims.

"For instance, if the prey is small, like a bird, snake, or small rodent, the cobra will bite and coil around the prey at the same time. The behavior reminds of a constrictor snake, although the cobra doesn’t use too much power in the process. The goal is to keep the prey close, as the cobra bites and chews repeatedly, injecting venom in the process." https://reptilejam.com/king-cobra-facts/
 
MamboDervish said:
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.
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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.
 
Loulit01 said:
Where does it say it was coiled around his hands? Just says in his hands.
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No. I guess you didn't follow the link. The headline reads "

Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands​

Loulit01 said:
I'm going to trust people in India know a cobra when they see a cobra.
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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.

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Chock Full o Nuts said:
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.
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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.
 
MamboDervish said:
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.
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A mammal that smells like a carnivore.
 
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