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A cobra has died after being bitten by an eight-year-old boy in India, it has been reported.
Known only as Deepak, the child was attacked by the snake in the remote village of Pandarpadh in central Chhattisgarh region on Monday.
He was playing in the backyard of his house when the animal suddenly wrapped itself around his hand, sinking its sharp fangs into his skin.
Fighting through the pain, he furiously shook his arm, trying to get rid of the cobra.