The boy fought the cobra, biting it back. It turned out he killed the snake in vain

Poisonous snake dies after biting little boy. According to media reports, the child was bitten by a dangerous

an animal after receiving a rare, venom-free “dry bite” from a snake.

The boy, identified in reports as Deepak,was playing on the street near his home in Pandarpad, a village in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, when he encountered an unknown species of venomous cobra. The “cobra” itself can refer to any snake from the elapid family, most of which “wear” a hood. After the cobra wrapped itself around Deepak's hand, it bit him and the boy was in great pain, reports The New Indian Express.

Experts believe that venomous snakes preferuse “dry bites” as a defense mechanism. The goal is to warn larger animals that they are not out to kill. Perhaps something similar happened to Deepak. According to research, producing venom requires a lot of energy, so snakes often choose not to use it unless necessary.

According to a 2020 survey published byAccording to the journal Toxins, approximately 5.4 million snake bites—both venomous and non-venomous species—occur each year worldwide. In approximately 2.7 million cases, the victim is injected with poison, leading to the deaths of approximately 138,000 people.

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