Rajasthan: A 45-year old ‘snake man’ Vinod Tiwari was in an attempt to rescue a cobra when he was allegedly bitten by the reptile. Reports suggest that the incident costed his life. A nearby CCTV captured the happening which emerged from Churu district of Rajasthan.
Tiwari was popularly known as the ‘snake man’ by locals for his carefully snake catching skills and leaving them safe in forest.
The man who held the snake and placed it into a bag, was eventually bitten by the reptile. The video of the incident has surfaced on social media.
#snakeman died while rescueing snake here in sardarshahar (rajasthan)
He had been rescueing snakes for 20 years.@NatGeo @kevin_9086 @Discovery https://t.co/2bjp86KREz
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