Malaysian snake king dies after bitten by cobra

Xinhua News Agency | December 2, 2006 | Copyright

Malaysian snake king dies after bitten by cobra

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian snake king Ali Khan Samsuddin, who had performed snake shows for 25 years, died after being bitten by a King Cobra, local media reported Saturday.

Ali Khan died early Friday morning, three days after being attacked by a six-meter long King Cobra during a snake show.

The 48-year-old man was bitten on his hand on Tuesday and then received outpatient treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital because his condition seemed not serious.

Thursday night, the snake charmer complained of feeling ...

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