India: This little boy's venom can be deadly - even for a cobra


NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (Bernama): An 8-year-old child turned the stakes on a snake when he was bitten by a snake in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh, authorities said Saturday (Nov 5).

Media and officials said the boy, identified only as Deepak, was bitten while trying to protect himself from the reptile in his house in the remote village of Pandarpadh in the Jashpur district.

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