A 79-year-old armless man was bitten by a cobra in Vietnam. He killed the snake, trapped it in his elbows and himself reached the hospital. The video of his extraordinary courage has gone viral.
vietnam A video from the coastal city of Da Nang is blowing everyone’s senses on social media. In this video, an elderly man, who is missing both his hands, is seen walking towards the hospital with a dead cobra snake pressed between his elbows. He was bitten by this snake. Everyone was surprised to see him coming alone with such a big snake. Now this video is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
The person who was bitten by a snake was taken to the hospital.
According to the local people of Dai Lok commune, this elderly man was bitten by a cobra in the morning. But to everyone’s surprise, he showed courage and killed the poisonous snake. After this, he reached the hospital with the snake trapped between his severed hands. It is being told that after treatment from the hospital, he took the same snake to his home. But seeing his condition, the family felt that he needed better treatment. So the family took him to the hospital again. Earlier he had gone alone to a local medical center named Kwang. But due to the danger of cobra venom, he was later admitted to Da Nang General Hospital so that he could be monitored closely.
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People are surprised to see amazing courage
Social media users were stunned to see the video of this 79 year old man going to the hospital alone with a snake. Some people raised questions as to why he did not seek help from his family earlier. Doctors also confirmed that the cobra that bit him was extremely venomous, whose venom can cause serious neurological problems. However, his luck was good that not much poison spread in his body. Therefore, there is no major threat to his health and he is now recovering. Those watching the video are praising his courage. Many people wrote that despite having both hands, in such a situation they would have died of fear even before reaching the hospital. Still, some people expressed concern over his decision to go to the hospital alone.