2-year-old boy bites cobra to death after the serpent coiled itself around his hand

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2-year-old boy bites cobra to death after the serpent coiled itself around his hand

A two-year-old boy in Bettiah, West Champaran, India, bit a cobra to death with his teeth after the serpent coiled itself tightly around his tiny hands.

The incident left the toddler unconscious but alive, thanks to quick medical intervention.

The boy, Govinda Kumar, son of one Sunil Sah, was playing near his home in Bankatwa village under Majhaulia block on Friday afternoon, July 25, when the surreal sequence of events transpired.

Govinda reportedly saw the reptile and threw stone at it. Then, the snake struck back, coiling itself around the child’s hands.

The boy the sank his teeth into the snake’s flesh, biting it so hard that it died.

Recalling the jaw-dropping encounter, Govinda’s grandmother, Mateshwari Devi, said, “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 impact of the snakebite caused Govinda to faint immediately. He was rushed to the local primary health centre and later referred to Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Bettiah, where doctors described the case as “highly unusual”.

According to the medical team, it appears the cobra di£d from trauma to the head and mouth inflicted by the child’s bite.

Meanwhile, the venom’s effect on Govinda was relatively mild, enough to knock him unconscious, but not enough to be fatal.

“Timely treatment saved Govinda’s life,” doctors at GMCH said.

“The child’s condition is currently stable and treatment is being administered under the supervision of doctors. The medical team is treating the child, providing continuous medication and he is under observation,” said GMCH doctor Saurabh Kumar.