Snakes are some of the most feared animals on the planet. Even though some people have never even seen a snake in real life, the fear is practically ingrained in us.
After all, they are the villains in cartoons and the subject of scary stories . That, plus the fact that they can actually release venom into your body and kill you, leaves us with a lot to be afraid of!
A lot of people are afraid of snakes, but somehow, cobra snakes spark a very intense kind of fear.
Cobra snakes are primarily found in both Africa and Asia , and are well known for striking the utmost fear in all of our hearts.
The world’s most dangerous snake happens to be a King Cobra.
The King Cobra is the world’s largest venomous snake. It usually and primarily preys on other snakes, but will protect its eggs and nest from anyone who comes too close to it.
Snakes administer venom through their fangs.
Snake venom is released from the snake’s fangs, but it is stored in glands behind the snake’s eyes. When the snake wants to kill their prey, the venom is pumped down into the fangs.
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And snakes that have their fangs at the front of their mouth are the most dangerous to people.
When bitten by a snake, the venom is almost automatically produced and inserted into the skin. Once snake venom gets under the skin, it can be lethal.
But what about when someone bites a snake? What happens then?
Yeah, I know, it’s a crazy question to ask. But here’s the thing, it actually DID happen, and the story is pretty wild. Just when you thought you’d seen and heard it all, now you’ll read about a boy who bit a snake and came out on top.
One young boy, Deepak, was playing in his backyard in India when a cobra approached him.
The cobra wrapped its body around Deepak’s hand, which made it hard for him to get loose. It then bit Deepak and broke his skin—injuring the boy.
Deepak first tried to shake the snake off.
Trying to get the snake off of his hand, he was flailing his arm around hoping to break free. But, once a snake wraps itself around, it’s rather hard to get it off.
Deepak decided to try and bite back.
According to New Indian Express , Deepak decided to strike back and bite the snake—twice. Despite the fact that trying to shake it off didn’t work, biting the snake actually did. Weird, I know.
From there, everything happened so quickly.
After the snake had let go of Deepak, he was rushed to the hospital where he was treated with anti-venom. Fortunately, Deepak was able to make a recovery from the snake bite.
Experts say that Deepak was lucky in only suffering a “dry bite.”
A dry bite happens when a snake bites prey, but does not release any venom through its fangs. To be honest, now that I know snakes can control when they put out their venom, I’m even more terrified.
Deepak is one lucky survivor.
Many others, however, are not so lucky. Around 81,000 to 138,000 people die every year from snake bites—with triple those numbers being victims who need serious surgery or even amputations of limbs due to the reptile bites.
But in this case, it was the snake who died!
