Nepali Man Bites Snake in Revenge.... True Story, Enjoy

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I was not sure how to send the link to this website so I just copied and pasted it.. I got it off of Yahoo's website.. I hope you all enjoy it.. It seems that the Nepalese people are just as tough as Himalayan Imports products....I love the last line in this article...





Man Bites Snake to Death in Revenge



An Indian Spectacled Cobra.

A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake subsequently bit the snake to death, a local newspaper reported on Thursday (Aug. 23).

After being bitten by the snake, while he was working in his rice paddy on Tuesday, 55-year-old Mohamed Salmo Miya chased the snake, caught it and bit it until it died, the Annapurna Post reported, according to Reuters.

"I could have killed it with a stick but bit it with my teeth instead because I was angry," Miya was quoted as saying.

Miya, who lives in a village some 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, was receiving treatment at a village health post at the time of the news report and was not in danger of dying from his snakebite. He will not be charged with killing the snake, a local police official said, because cobras (called "goman" in Nepal) are not listed as endangered in the country.

In short, a snake has died of manbite.
 
Nice story PeteG1027. I can understand the how quickly and efficiently this farmer Mohamed Salmo Miya killed that Kobra. After all Gurkhas are taken from the villages meaning they are mostly farmers who might use a Kukri everyday. This farmer's actions tells me that the fighting spirit of the Nepali farmer has a lot more to do with the fame of the Khukuri than the knife itself. Thanks for sharing.
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I read this snake (above) is from the Indian subcontinent and is a member of the "big four", the four species which bite the most people in India.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Though it is responsible for many bites, only a small percentage are fatal if proper medical treatment and anti-venom are given. Mortality rate for untreated bite victims can vary tremendously, but according to one study it is approximately 15-20%."
 
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