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Trouser Cobra kills Cambodian man

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Darwin says, "This is deserving of a Darwin Award, except for the fact that we have had so many idiots catching snakes, kissing snakes, bragging to bar buddies, 'I'm a man, I can handle it' instead of going to hospital... So yes on all counts except, it's too common! The quintessential story is an Honorable Mention to the following survivor of his own idiocy:"

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Trouser snake kills Cambodian man

Phnom Penh (dpa) - A Cambodian man who took off his trousers, tied the legs at the bottom and wrangled a 2-metre cobra into them died when it bit him through the fabric, local media reported Monday.

Khmer-language daily Koh Santepheap quoted police as saying Chab Kear, 36, saw the reptile swimming in a river just outside the capital last Thursday during a drinking session and captured it in the hopes of selling it later in the day.

He tied the animal inside his trousers and a scarf around his waist, but as he continued carousing the enraged snake managed to get its fangs free and bite Kear three times on the stomach.

The newspaper reported Kear's last words as being "don't worry - it's nothing a drink can't fix" before he succumbed to the cobra's venom.

Submitted on 09/30/2007

Submitted by: RK
Reference: Bangkok Post Oct 1 2007

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I'm surprised he was able to catch the cobra and get it into his pants before the thing had a chance to bite him. Unbelievable! Thanks for sending this in, RK.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
"Is that a snake in your pants or are you dying to see me?" Good grief! Hoping to sell it later? To whom? Good story, RK. Thanks for sending it.


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