Riding a bike with a venomous cobra wrapped around his neck proved fatal for a man in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district. The man, identified as Deepak Mahavar, died after the snake bit him.

A video of him roaming around with the cobra draped around his neck, recorded by a bystander before the incident, has since gone viral on social media.

Deepak, who worked as a temporary employee at JP College, was known for rescuing snakes and had reportedly saved thousands of them. He had recently captured a cobra and kept it confined in a glass container, intending to display it during the upcoming Shravan month procession.

On the day of the incident, Deepak reportedly draped the cobra around his neck like a garland while dropping his children off at school. Afterward, the cobra suddenly bit him. He was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed during treatment. Though he was administered antivenom, the delay in receiving medical help rendered it ineffective.

Deepak is survived by his two sons, Raunak (12) and Chirag (14), who have now been orphaned. His wife had passed away earlier.

Source: India Today