A one-year-old boy allegedly bit a snake to death after mistaking it for a toy.
Little Riansh was reportedly playing on the roof of his family home when he came across the reptile.
Apparently, thinking it was a toy, he picked it up and began chewing on it.
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Riansh’s mum was horrified when she saw her son with the reptile hanging from his mouth.
She ran to him and quickly pulled it from his grip.
A gruesome snap shows the jet-black snake with an apparent bite mark about halfway down its body.
The bizarre scene is believed to have unfolded in Jamuhar Village, Bihar State, in India.
It is not clear when the incident occurred, but local media reported the story on Tuesday 20 August.
Riansh and the partially crushed snake were taken to a local healthcare centre.
Once there, the toddler was given tests and found to be in good health.
The snake was confirmed dead, as reported by Need To Know.
It was identified as a baby specimen from a non-venomous species.
They are often spotted in the area during the monsoon season.
A social media user suggested it was a brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus).
Adults are typically two to four inches long and in Europe – they have been found in Spain, Italy and Malta.
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