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Bangladesh's 'snake king' dead
2007-11-06
Bangladeshi “snake king” Tota Miah, who became a national celebrity after starting the country’s first commercial snake farm, has died after failing to charm two cobras, police said Monday.

“He was bitten on his hands by two cobras on Saturday as he was playing with them and went into coma. He died late Sunday,” police sub-inspector Abdul Wahab said. He said at least 8,000 people and several very sad snakes attended his funeral. Miah, 38, was a household name in Bangladesh. He established a cobra farm in 1998 after training in India, and would catch snakes, hatch their eggs in an incubator and sell snakes to professional charmers.
Posted by:Fred

#3  He established a cobra farm in 1998 after training in India...

Well at least he was a trained professional. Ya don't want amateurs doin this shit...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-11-06 18:42  

#2  What's Bengali for "Here, hold my beer"?
Posted by: eLarson   2007-11-06 17:00  

#1  Â“He was bitten on his hands by two cobras on Saturday as he was playing with them and went into coma". He died late Sunday

Snake lesson contained within this story:

Beware,

If you Play with your Snake you may git bitten and pay with your life.. OR your checkbook could git bitten and then you'd really pay a s'hitload of child support.

/worth the price of admission...
Posted by: Red Dawg   2007-11-06 00:47  

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