Viral Video: Karnataka Man's Stunt With 3 Cobras Ends Badly
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"This is just a horrific way of handling cobras," wrote IFS Susanta Nanda
A Karnataka man's stunt with three snakes ended badly when one of the serpents attacked him. Maaz Sayed, a snake enthusiast from Sirsi, was filmed handling three cobras in what many experts have described as a "horrific" manner. He was seen crouching in front of the snakes, pulling at their tails and moving his hands about - all gestures that the cobras could have perceived as threatening and reacted aggressively. This is just horrific way of handling cobras…The snake considers the movements as threats and follow the movement. At times, the response can be fatal pic.twitter.com/U89EkzJrFc
Unfortunately for Mr Sayed - whose YouTube channel is full of similar videos - this is exactly what happened. His most recent stunt ended on a terrifying note when one of the snakes suddenly struck him. Footage that has gone viral online shows the snake lunging at the stuntman and biting his knee. The reptile refused to let go even as the shocked man tried to pull it away.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda criticised the snake handler. "This is just horrific way of handling cobras...The snake considers the movements as threats and follow the movement. At times, the response can be fatal," he wrote.
