Jharkhand youth eats poisonous snake after being bitten by it

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Published on: 27 March 2016 11:43 AM GMT
Jharkhand youth eats poisonous snake after being bitten by it
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Ranchi: A youth reportedly ate a poisonous snake alive after being bitten by it while working in his field on Friday at Harmu village in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand.

Later, he was admitted to a local hospital where he was stated to be out of danger by the doctors.

Highlights:

  • A snake bit 30-year-old Surendra Oraon while he was working in his field.
  • Instead of being anxious, he devoured the venomous creature alive barring its head.
  • He went home and told his family members about the incident and was rushed to a hospital.

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  • Oraon was discharged from the hospital the very next day.
  • “We discharged him this morning as he was absolutely normal after the night-long care,” said Dr Shailesh Kumar.
  • Oraon said he had heard of people eating snakes after being bitten as it helps save the victims’ lives.
  • Another villager said that the area had witnessed many such incidents and the victims have all survived to tell the tale.

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