Bizarre! One-Year-Old Bites Snake To Death In Bihar's Bettiah, Faints After That

Bihar: In a bizarre and shocking incident from Bihar, a one-year-old child bit a venomous cobra to death after it coiled around his palm while he was playing near his house. The cobra died instantly from the bite. 

The incident occurred in Mohji Bankatwa village under Majhaulia block of Bettiah district. The child, identified as Govinda Kumar, son of Sunil Shah, was playing outside his home on Friday afternoon when the surreal sequence of events unfolded.

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Govinda, in a moment of innocent curiosity, reportedly spotted the cobra and threw a piece of brick at it, perhaps unaware of its deadly nature. In retaliation, the snake coiled itself around his hand, causing panic among family members. But what happened next left everyone stunned.

Instead of crying or running away, the one-year-old instinctively bit into the cobra’s flesh, sinking his teeth so deep that the snake died on the spot.

Recalling the jaw-dropping moment, 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 had already bitten the snake, killing it instantly.”

Though the child initially appeared unaffected, he fell unconscious a few hours later. He was first rushed to the local Primary Health Centre (PHC), where he received initial treatment, and was later referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Bettiah for advanced care.

According to the medical team at GMCH, the cobra is believed to have died due to trauma to its head and mouth, caused by the force of the child's bite. As for Govinda, the venom’s effect was relatively mild-strong enough to render him unconscious, but not life-threatening.

“Timely medical intervention saved the child’s life,” said Dr. Saurabh Kumar, one of the attending physicians at Bettiah Government Medical College and Hospital. “He is responding well to treatment and is out of danger,” he added.

The boy is currently stable and under close medical supervision. He is receiving continuous medication, and the entire team is monitoring his progress round the clock.

The extraordinary incident has created a buzz in the local community, with many describing it as a rare and instinctive act of survival.

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The incident has sparked a wave of astonishment across the region, with many locals saying, "Only in Bihar do such extraordinary events happen." While some are calling the child a modern-day Bal Krishna or invoking Lord Shiva, others are simply left in disbelief at the surreal turn of events.

As news of the incident spreads, social media is abuzz with reactions, memes, and folklore-like retellings. In a state often known for its unpredictability, this jaw-dropping tale of a toddler and a cobra has only added to Bihar’s growing list of unbelievable yet true stories.

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