By Tim Binnall
An infant in India avoided what could have been a tragic fate when he shockingly bit a cobra snake to death when the venomous creature approached him. The astounding incident reportedly occurred earlier this month in the town of Bettiah. During a brief moment when he was left unsupervised, the one-year-old boy, identified as Govinda, suddenly found himself with a cobra snake wrapped around his hands. Fortunately for the tot, he was too young to fear the deadly creature and, instead, turned it into a chew toy, ensuring his survival.
"When we saw the snake in the child's hand, everyone rushed towards him," his grandmother recalled, "but in the meantime, he already bit the snake, killing it on the spot." However, Govinda was not quite out of the proverbial woods just yet as his surprising 'snack' resulted in him ingesting some of the animal's venom, which caused him to faint on the spot. Since the dose of poison was relatively low and the youngster was rushed to a hospital for treatment, he will likely come out of the incident unscathed and with a fearsome reputation to any other cobra snakes foolish enough to cross his path.