WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Extraordinary video footage shows how a snake head can writhe around long after it is removed from the body
A chef preparing a dish from cobra flesh died when the snake's head bit him -
20 minutes AFTER it was cut off.
Victim Peng Fan had been preparing a special dish made from the Indochinese spitting cobra, a rare delicacy in Asia where eating snakes is commonplace.
But when he went to throw the serpent's severed head into the waste bin, it bit him - injecting him with its fast acting venom.
Police say Mr Peng died before he could be given life saving anti-venom in
hospital.
Diners who were eating in the restaurant at the time have described screams coming from the kitchen as the tragedy unfolded.
Restaurant guest Lin Sun, 44, who was in the restaurant with his wife Su at the time said: "We were in the restaurant having a meal for my wife's birthday when suddenly there was a lot of commotion.
"We did not know what was happening but could hear screams coming from the kitchen.
"There were calls for a doctor in the restaurant but unfortunately by the time medical assistance arrived the man had already died. After we heard that we did not continue with our meal."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chef-cooking-snake-dies-after-4088634#ixzz3BSmzWNFB
Follow us:
@DailyMirror on Twitter |
DailyMirror on Facebook
Dem brain impulses