Venomous Company: Man Travels 11 Km on Bike with Snake Inside Helmet in India
New Delhi (Sputnik): It was not a normal day for a school teacher who lives near Kochi, a commercial city in the Indian state of Kerala; he was shocked to discover that he had unwittingly transported a dangerous stowaway.
Fortunately, the snake, known as Common Krait and locally called a ‘Valavalappan’ or ‘Vellikettan’, had been crushed by his head and died before biting him, reports Mathrubhumi, a Malayalam newspaper in Kerala.
He was shocked to see the snake's tail hanging out from the helmet, and heaved a sigh of relief upon finding it dead. His colleagues took him to the nearest hospital for a detailed check-up, including a blood test, where it was confirmed that he hadn't been bitten.
“I think the snake might have got into the helmet from the pond near my house. But I never felt anything unusual while wearing it”, said Ranjith.
- Source : Sputnik News
