Miya later said he became angry and immediately grabbed the snake.
Instead of seeking revenge in a conventional way, he bit the cobra several times. Witnesses claimed the snake died shortly afterward.
Many news reports focused on the irony of the incident, but biologists noted that a snake’s venom is primarily dangerous when injected into the bloodstream through fangs.
Simply biting a venomous snake is not necessarily fatal to a human if the venom does not enter the bloodstream through wounds in the mouth.
The farmer was later taken for medical observation and survived the encounter. The snake, however, did not.
Experts suggested the animal may have died from traumatic injuries rather than from any effect of human saliva.
