A two-year-old boy, identified as Govinda Kumar, reportedly bit a cobra to death in his village in Bihar, India, after the snake wrapped itself around his hands.

According to his grandmother, Mateshwari Devi, the snake slithered close and wrapped itself around the child’s hand.

But instead of crying or running, young Govinda reportedly sank his teeth into the snake’s head, fatally wounding it.

“He grabbed the cobra and bit its head, we saw the snake coiled around his hand, and he had the snake’s head in his mouth. We immediately separated them.” Devi said

The child lost consciousness shortly after, likely due to venom exposure through his mouth.

He was first taken to a local health center before being transferred to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Bettiah for specialized treatment.

Dr. Saurab Kumar, a pediatrician at GMCH, described the case as “highly unusual.”

While snakebite cases are common during India’s rainy season, this was the first time they’d seen a child survive after biting a venomous snake and ingesting part of it.

“His face and mouth were swollen, which indicated a reaction to the venom in his mouth, thankfully, the venom didn’t enter his bloodstream, which could have been fatal.” Dr. Kumar said

Govinda was discharged after careful observation. Wildlife authorities have cautioned against handling snakes, emphasizing that the child’s survival was nothing short of miraculous.