-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 @WSJ: Man bites dog? No. Man bites a snake to death in India. http://t.co/v60FtQT04n On mobile, can't post the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horvatian One Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 gutsy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Vintage, look, you've gone above and beyond, you've worked hard and we've rewarded you with a night off, now go do something fun and stop phoning it in alright!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks#01fan Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 ^ LoL no nights of until 50K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Why not just put "man bites snake" rather then the ethnicity of the person, don't think it really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Why not just put "man bites snake" rather then the ethnicity of the person, don't think it really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Chinese Man Barbeques a Steak WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Fruit Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 . tried posting the link but it somehow failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Suck it, snake. Karma's a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skolozsy2 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Props to the guy for using his mouth thus keeping it a fair fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 A little venomy but otherwise not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbal23 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Damn. Snakes in India are terrifying. I got chased by a cobra when I went a few years back, luckily my uncle was close and took its head off before it caught me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Chinese Man Barbeques a Steak WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Here's the article. A snake expert held a live snake in front of school children during an awareness campaign in Bhopal, May 30. A farmer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh took revenge on a snake that bit him, by biting the serpent back and killing it, according to a doctor in the hospital where the man is recovering. Milap Dhurve, a member of the Gond tribe, was bitten on the right hand as he tended cattle by a river in the district of Betul on Thursday, said Rahul Srivastava, a doctor at the district hospital. “The man turned back and bit the snake. He broke it in two pieces behind the neck and threw it near the river,” Mr. Srivastava said. The doctor said Mr. Dhurve is being kept under observation at the hospital. He said the farmer couldn’t identify the type of snake that bit him, but his symptoms suggest it wasn’t poisonous. “He is OK now,” he said. “Because the tribals are illiterate, it is difficult to get an accurate history, so we give an anti-venom which works for all poisonous snakes commonly found here,” the doctor said. Cobra, krait and vipers are common in the area, he said. “He must be superstitious, believing that he has to bite the snake back to be fine,” Mr. Srivastava added. Mr. Dhurve couldn’t be reached for comment. Experts say superstitious beliefs, such as biting a snake after it has attacked and seeking help from witch doctors, impede efforts to treat victims properly. Snakebites cause more deaths in India than any other country. While exact figures are unknown, a 2007 report by the World Health Organization said as many as 50,000 people die from snakebites every year in India, accounting for a large portion of the 125,000 deaths worldwide. People in rural areas are most at risk, particularly if they work outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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