Recently, an 8-year-old Indian boy Deepak was attacked by cobra while playing in his backyard. The cobra tangled his arm and started biting him. In desperation, the boy bit the cobra twice. Unexpectedly, he was bitten to death by him, but he was fine.
This happened in the Jashpur region of Chhattisgarh, India. It is said that there are more than 200 snakes in the place, and it is known as the "giant snake residence". It seems that the locals have a relatively high chance of meeting snakes.
After the incident, the boy Deepak recalled: "While I was playing in the backyard, a cobra suddenly crawled onto my arm, wrapped it tightly around me, and bit me. I endured the severe pain and tried to shake it off, but I failed. so I bit it hard and , and it let go and fell to the ground."
Cobra is a highly venomous snake, and being bitten is not a joke. My father hurriedly sent the boy to the hospital. The doctor injected anti-venom serum with the right symptoms and stayed in the hospital for observation.
What's amazing is that the boy in was observed in the hospital for a whole day, but did not show any symptoms of snake venom attacks. He was in good condition and was discharged from the hospital immediately.
Doctor judged that cobra should be "dry bitten", that is, only bite but not inject venom. Local snake expert Kathle Husse, also confirmed this: "Snakes can be painful to bite, and the injured will only have symptoms around the bite. The boy's condition is in line with this."
is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers (snakes). An innocent boy, probably he doesn't know how harmful the poisonous snake is. Fortunately, "for tooth for tooth" has successfully escaped from the danger of Shekou.
There are many lucky cases of children biting snakes backwards to death
On the afternoon of November 1, 2015, a child in Brazil, who was only 1 year and 5 months old, saw a poisonous snake while playing in his yard. I don’t know if the poisonous snake attacked him. Anyway, he stepped forward and bit the poisonous snake in his mouth and bit it.
The child bit the poisonous snake tightly against the snake's head . The poisonous snake struggled desperately to escape. The child thought the toy was disobedient, and he bit it tighter and tighter. In the end, the poisonous snake was bitten to death by the young child, and it was atrocious.
When the child's mother found him, she found that there was blood in his mouth and hands. She was very scared at that time and hurriedly sent him to the hospital for examination. Fortunately, the child was not poisoned, which was a blessing.
Experts said that the poisonous snake bitten to death by young children is beautiful spearhead viper , and the mortality rate is about 70% without timely treatment, and it is extremely toxic. Maybe this is just a young snake, and it failed to resist the backlash.
For example, in August this year, a 2-year-old girl in Bingor, Türkiye also bit to death a non-venomous snake . At that time, the girl was playing in her backyard and saw a snake about 50cm long. She thought it was a toy and then put it in her hand to play with it.
I didn't expect this to be a real snake. The snake bit her lower lip. The girl screamed for fear of pain, but she was afraid of the unaware of it. I bite you and I bite her. She bit her directly at the snake, but she didn't expect to bite the snake to death.
Neighbor heard the girl's scream and found that she was holding a snake in her mouth. After getting rid of the snake, the neighbor quickly took the girl to the hospital. Fortunately, the snake biting the girl was a non-venomous snake. After treatment, the girl was in good health.
Of course, biting with a snake is very dangerous. In 2021, there was a 65-year-old Indian man named Rama Mahto. He was bitten by a snake after being drunk. He was so drunk that he actually grabbed the snake and bitten it back.
Unexpectedly, the snake was not vague and bit it more than 10 times when it aimed at his face. The family advised him to go to the hospital as soon as possible. The man claimed that it was just a non-toxic snake, and sleeping was more important. As a result, the man fell asleep and became cold the next day.
Why do poisonous snakes "dry bite"?
snake venom venom gland originated about 200 million years ago, when it was the superb hunting method of some reptiles .With continuous evolution, a small number of venomous snakes evolved toxins from saliva gene , while most venomous snakes evolved toxins from genes in brain, blood, nerves, muscles or liver .
Figure: Snake head layout diagram
has developed to this day. According to the different toxic principles, snake venom can be divided into four toxins: neurotoxic, cytotoxic, mixed toxic and blood circulation toxic. To determine whether a snake is venomous, it can be seen from the snake's teeth that is non-venomous snakes are reflexive and have no venomous fangs. Viper snakes have special fangs, and fangs mostly appear in three states: tube teeth, anterior groove teeth and posterior groove teeth.
Figure: The shape of the recurved teeth and venomous fangs being bitten
Snake's venom glands are only distributed in the upper palate . When the prey bites in the snake, it needs to spray venom, its masseter muscle squeezes the venom in the venom glands, and the venom flows through the catheter and venom and injects it into the prey body, which then produces a toxic effect.
The formation of venom is not as secreted as human saliva. It takes time to precipitate into the venom glands. Therefore, venom is very rare for its own venom, and it will be discharged from venom to help unless it is absolutely necessary. For example, has difficulty hunting and is threatened to defend against , etc.
Usually, young snakes do not know about rare venom (it may also have less reserves). When they hunt or defend, they can drain the venom in one go. Adult snakes have better self-control. does not usually discharge venom at will. When encountering general threats, adult snakes often bite the other party with poisonous fangs to demonstrate. They know that they do not discharge venom, which is called "dry bite".
Cobra detoxification amount is about 80mg at one time, the maximum detoxification amount is 219mg, the average detoxification amount is 150mg, and the amount of venom stored is already very large. only needs 0.67mg of cobra venom to kill one kilogram of animals.
The 8-year-old Indian boy Deepak mentioned at the beginning of the article was judged by experts as a "dry bite". It is estimated that the cobra did not regard the boy as a real threat at that time, so he did not easily release the venom . Unexpectedly, the boy was rebelled against the army and died tragically.
It may also be that the cobra has just experienced a fierce battle, hunting, or defending, and it discharged a total of 80~219mg of venom to "clean" . When facing the boy's strong swaying and biting, he probably thought about spraying venom, but there was no enough venom to spray, so he could only bite it dry. It was a carelessness.
Afterwards, it was also proved that the boy also had mild symptoms in the area where he was "dry bitten", which proved that the cobra still excreted venom, but there was too little venom, which was not enough to produce effect on the human body.
How to achieve the effect of snake venom?
snake venom is a complex protein , which consists of most of the active proteins, as well as a small number of polypeptides , amino acid , biological amines and metal ions. It is a kind of substance that can be decomposed by pepsin and allowed to the body to absorb.
Figure: The composition of venom of the Cobra family (Elapidae) and Viperidae (Viperidae)
To prevent being harmed by snake venom, we must ensure that our skin has no wounds, no wounded diseases such as oral ulcers, throat inflammation, gastric ulcers, , etc., even if the snake venom is directly sprayed on the skin, it is okay, or if you accidentally eat snake venom, you can rely on our powerful stomach acid to completely decompose the snake venom through the principle of protein degeneration.
Therefore, if snake venom wants to perform its effects, it must be spread with the help of blood. One is that there is a wound, and the other is that is injected subcutaneously, otherwise it will not be able to inhibit the nerves of the organism. In addition to biting prey, venomous snakes such as cobra, king cobra are also good at spraying venom from a distance. As long as we have good skin and protect our eyes and other fragile points, there will be no problem.
As we all know, protein substances are prone to degeneration at high temperatures, and the same is true for snake venom. We just need to heat up the snake venom and it will lose its activity. For example, the once popular dish "Snake Bites Chicken" means that cobra bites chicken, and people eat chickens that are poisoned by snakes. This is the reason why people are fine.
How to deal with snakes?
Usually, snake will not actively attack human . On the contrary, when it senses the breath of humans, it will slip away from afar. But snakes are highly myopic and have poor brain development. They are afraid that when they prey on and get distracted or sleep heavily, humans will not know that they are approaching.
When humans destroy its territory or make it feel threatened, the snake will act in a conditioned manner for self-protection purposes, and body will act in a conditioned manner . It's like you accidentally stepping on a snake in the grass. In fact, the snake's brain did not think of attacking you, but its body drove it to attack you, and the damage was determined based on its status at that time.
. Snake is a thermomorphic animal. It needs to hibernate. When the ambient temperature is below 13~15℃, it will no longer move outside. Therefore, in the season when snakes are active, it is best to wear long clothes, long trousers, cotton socks and go to the wild . You can also prepare some irritating items, such as wind oil essence, mosquito repellent water, etc. to prevent snakes.
If you meet a snake, the snake will first warn it. It will raise its front half and make a "whim" or "him" gasp. At this time, the human beings will calmly evacuate the scene. will give up the attack and turn around and run away as long as it exits the security range it recognizes.
Snake senses the danger of prey through heat and vibration. Remember, when you encounter a snake in an attack state, should not be carelessly gestured to . Any big move you make at this time make the already tense nerves of the snake lose their minds. Under strong stimulation, it will definitely attack you.
November 14, 2021, a two-year-old boy in Shantou, Guangdong confronted a cobra for a minute. The cobra kept standing up to warn that the boy just squatted and looked at it, and did not make any moves to reach out and grab it or other big moves. This did not anger the cobra. Otherwise, he would definitely spray venom on the boy.
Of course, if you encounter a snake attack, it is best to use objects such as clothes to block it, which can also reduce the damage. Never let it bite you, everything else can be discussed.
If you are entangled by a snake, don't try to bite with it. we can attack its anus . The snake's anus (cloaca) has many sensitive nerves, and when stimulated, it will release its prey and escape.
The snake's anus is a little in front of its tail. The color of and the surrounding scales are different from other positions, which are easy to see in . There is also a life gate for snakes, which is the seven inches we often mention. Seven inches are located below the snake's neck and throat, and is its heart position. However, it is not as easy to find anal and is prone to failure. The several cases of children biting the snake to death mentioned in this article are likely to bite the snake's heart, otherwise the snake would not die so quickly.
If you see a snake, your legs become weak and you lose your judgment, it is best to call the police for help in time when you are sure of safety. Let professionals catch it.
If you are accidentally bitten by a snake, it is best to take photos of the clear snake while is still calm. This is not to post to "show off" on WeChat Moments, but to facilitate the doctor to quickly find anti-venom serum after being sent to the hospital.
In addition, after being bitten, the venom must be blocked from spreading with the blood. At this time, the body movements should be reduced. In the shortest time, will be tied to the end of the wound near the heart, about 10 cm. When there is water, you can also rinse the wound with water, which can also reduce the spread of venom.
Never learn to use your mouth to take drugs in movies and TV dramas . If the rescuer has ulcers in his mouth or a wound in his hands, he will be affected by snake venom and suffer with you. Don’t cut or scratch the wound randomly. Different snake venom risks are different and may cause greater damage.
Therefore, call us quickly for help. If you don’t believe in folk remedies, you will believe in science. As long as you send the hospital in time, there will be no problem.
