BERLIN: A German vacationer has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a present in Egypt on a household vacation, German police mentioned on Monday (Apr 27).
The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming present at a lodge in Hurghada, a well-liked seaside vacation vacation spot on the Crimson Sea, in early April.
The 2 reptiles concerned, regarded as cobras, have been draped over the necks of viewers members, police in southern Bavaria state mentioned.
“The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of many snakes crawl into the trousers” of the German man and it bit him within the leg, they mentioned in a press release.
The sufferer confirmed “clear indicators of poisoning” and needed to be resuscitated earlier than being taken to hospital, however he later died, it mentioned.
The person – who was not named within the assertion – got here from the Unterallgaeu district in Bavaria and was on vacation with two kinfolk.
German police and prosecutors are investigating his demise and are awaiting the outcomes of a toxicology check.
When contacted by AFP, Egyptian authorities mentioned they weren’t conscious of the incident.
