Two-Year-Old Bites Cobra to Death and Survives in India

A Boy Attacked by a Cobra While Playing at Home
Kills the Snake by Biting It with His Teeth

In India, a two-year-old boy was bitten by a cobra and then killed the snake by biting it with his bare mouth.

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According to a recent report by the Indian media outlet Times of India, in the Bettiah area of Bihar state in northern India, a two-year-old boy named Govinda Kumar bit and killed a 60 cm long cobra with his teeth while playing at home on the 25th (local time).

According to the report, Govinda, who is known for his curious personality, found the cobra and playfully threw a piece of brick at it. In response, the snake wrapped its body around both of the boy's hands as if to retaliate. In this unexpected situation, Govinda did not run away or cry, but instead bit the snake with his mouth and killed it.

Govinda's grandmother said, "When we saw the snake coiled around the boy's hands, everyone rushed over, but by then, the boy was already biting and killing the snake."

However, due to the snake's venom, Govinda lost consciousness. The family immediately took the boy to a nearby health center, and he was later transferred to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Bettiah for treatment.

According to medical staff, the snake died from trauma after being bitten on the head and mouth by the boy. The boy temporarily lost consciousness due to the relatively mild venom, but did not exhibit any fatal symptoms of poisoning. The hospital stated, "This is a very unusual case."

Dr. Saurabh Kumar of GMCH said, "Thanks to prompt treatment, we were able to save the boy's life," adding, "He is currently in stable condition, receiving medication and being monitored."

This incident has drawn significant attention from the local community because the boy's name is the same as Krishna, the deity in Hindu mythology who subdued a cobra.

Krishna is a figure in Indian mythology and is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu, the principal deity in Hinduism. Hindu mythology contains a story in which the boy Krishna subdued the five-headed serpent Kaliya, who polluted the Yamuna River with his venom, by jumping into the river, dancing on the serpent's heads until it surrendered, and thereby purifying the river.