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A show-off snake charmer was killed after a king cobra bit him twice during a performance for neighbours.
The man, named Norjani, caught the reptile a week ago and kept it locked in his wooden hut for use in traditional medicine.
He brought it out to show locals in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, but the snake grew increasingly angry as it was hit and spun around.
Norjani could be seen laughing at the five-metre-long reptile as it hissed and attempted to make a break for freedom.
It fangs into the handler's arm.
More than two hours after the 4pm performance, Norjani began to feel sick and was taken to hospital where medics gave him anti-venom.
However, the cobra's poison had already spread throughout his body and he was pronounced dead later that evening.
Norjani's devastated family then killed the king cobra by chopping off its head, an act they believe would avenge any evil spirits.
Police said that Norjani – who claimed to be the best healer in the Mempawah district –had a reputation for risky behaviour with animals.
Police Chief Dede Hasanudin said: ‘It is true that Norjani, or Nek Tadong as he was also known, was bitten and killed by the snake.
‘At around 6.30pm the victim was taken to the clinic located in Menjalin District and was treated, but it was too late to save him.
‘He was buried the next day and the family of the dead man killed the snake.
‘Residents in the village knew that the victim used to keep many animals, including cobras.
‘He was also good at treating people with traditional techniques and was known in the village as a shaman.'
The king cobra is found throughout southern Asia and is one of the most deadly species of snake in the world.
Bite victims suffer swelling and redness around the wound, difficulty breathing, vomiting and nausea, blurred vision, sweating and salivating and numbness in the face and limbs.
Anyone who is bitten must try to remain still to slow blood circulation and prevent the venom spreading around the body.
A tourniquet can also be used at the site of the bite to stem venom flow until the victim can reach a hospital to receive anti-venom.
Cobra bites are responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the region.
Source:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/29/man-dies-bitten-cobra-teasing-12145379
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An elderly man was killed and a woman critically injured by a small pack of dogs that attacked them and first responders who came to their aid Friday afternoon in San Antonio, officials said.
Two other people were bitten — one on a hand and the other, a city fire department captain, on a leg, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said at a news conference Friday. By Saturday evening, all three survivors had been treated and released from the hospital, the city's Animal Care Services and police departments said in a joint statement.
San Antonio police had arrested the owner of the dogs in connection with the attack.
The identity of the man who was killed has not been publicly released, and the medical examiner's office did not respond to a request for information Saturday. Police said he was 81 years old and the woman who was critically injured is 74. The city described her in a statement as his companion.
Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna72290
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Sydney, NSW, Australia - Feb 17, 2022
A video has captured the horrific moment a swimmer was killed by a shark at a popular Sydney beach.
The city was rocked by its first fatal shark attack in almost 60 years after the attack at Little Bay on Wednesday.
Human remains were found by rescuers about 6pm, almost an hour-and-a-half after a fisherman first reported a person in the water had been attacked and dragged under by a shark.
Terrifying video footage showed the moment the shark struck.
“Someone just got eaten by a shark,” the man recording the video can be heard yelling, adding it was a “big great white”.
Huge splashes can be seen with the water in the area turning red and birds circling above.
“That's insane,” the man added, filming from a rock ledge where people were fishing.
Another woman yelled “oh my god … what the f***?” in disbelief.
The person is still there,” the man then added.
Human remains were found by rescuers about 6pm, almost an hour-and-a-half after a fisherman first reported a person in the water had been attacked and dragged under by a shark.
Terrifying video footage showed the moment the shark struck.
“Someone just got eaten by a shark,” the man recording the video can be heard yelling, adding it was a “big great white”.
Huge splashes can be seen with the water in the area turning red and birds circling above.
“That's insane,” the man added, filming from a rock ledge where people were fishing.
Another woman yelled “oh my god … what the f***?” in disbelief.
“The person is still there,” the man then added.
Emergency services were called to the area near Buchan Point, Malabar, after receiving a report that a shark attacked a swimmer in the water just after 4.30pm on Wednesday.
Authorities then located human remains in the water and closed off Little Bay Beach, according to NSW Police.
“Footage clearly shows a body, half a body being taken by a shark,” a police officer had told colleagues over a scanner.
“They have found some remains.”
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said: “Unfortunately this person had suffered catastrophic injuries and there wasn't a lot paramedics could do when we arrived.”
A witness, who was fishing off rocks on the point, said the swimmer was right in front of him when they were dragged under the water.
“It was terrible. I am shaking,” he told ABC. “I keep vomiting. It's very, very upsetting.”
Randwick Council announced on Wednesday night that Malabar, Maroubra, Coogee, Clovelly and La Perouse beaches would also be closed for 24 hours while council lifeguards looked for any further sightings of sharks.
Dozens of people were swimming and paddle boarding at Little Bay Beach at the time of the attack.
It is the first fatality from a shark attack in Sydney since 1963.
Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker said the community was in shock.
“To lose someone to a shark attack like this is chilling. We are all in shock,” he said.
“Our entire community's hearts go out to the family of the victim.”
Police will liaise with the Department of Primary Industry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the swimmer.
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Crushing a bee or having one sting you releases their alarm pheromone. At that point, get out of there because the response to alarm pheromone is to sting you more. Beekeepers get stung as well, but between the gear and staying calm/bees being used to them/smoke they get away with not being swarmed as bad.