A two -year -old baby was attacked by a snake while playing at home last Friday in Bettiah, India. Against any forecast, he managed to escape by biting the reptile, who died instantly, as published by the media .
“When we saw the snake in the child’s hand, we all ran towards him,” said the child’s grandmother. As reported The Times of India, The two -year -old boy played at home in the city of Bettiah, near the border between India and Nepal, when he was attacked by a Cobra.
His family came to his aid, but the child defended himself: “By then, he had already bitten the snake, killing her instantly,” his grandmother told The Indian Express. Immediately after the incident, the little one lost knowledge. “His relatives took him to the hospital after biting the living snake,” added sources from the hospital.
According to preliminary information, the effects of the poison were moderate, causing only a brief loss of consciousness, without endangering your life. “Timely treatment saved Govinda’s life,” said a doctor.
“The child’s state is stable. It is being treated under medical supervision, receiving continuous treatment and remains under observation,” he added.
India houses almost 300 snake species, of which some sixties are highly poisonous. El País recorded more than one million deaths from snake bites between 2000 and 2019, according to a study published in 2020 in the magazine eLife.
