A man in India bit a snake back ... powerful venom and the proportion of snake bite injuries they cause. India is also home to the venomous King cobra and the banded krait. According to a 2020 ...

I've been bitten by numerous non-venomous snakes that don’t count; otherwise, I've been bitten by three venomous snakes - a pit viper, a cobra, but my worst bite was from a king cobra.

This is stated to be the 31st such incident in the state in the past over a decade involving rescuers or animal lovers, and at least 22 from cobra bites, and the rest by other rescued reptiles.