Snake catcher dies after cobra he rescued bites him

A 33-year-old snake catcher, Sandeep, alias Kannan, died after a rescued cobra bit him at his home in Chirayinkeezhu. He had caught the snake a day earlier and brought it home. The cobra bit him while he was removing it. He was rushed to hospital and later shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, but could not be saved.