Man dies Imitating Shiva

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Man gives snake the kiss of death - and dies

 

July 18 2003 at 09:36AM

 

 

 

New Delhi - A drunk Indian man who wrapped a snake around his neck

and repeatedly kissed it, died shortly afterwards. But the snake died

first, it was reported on Friday.

 

The incident took place in the Bhadrak district of the eastern state

of Orissa, the Asian Age newspaper reported.

 

Police said Kalindi Behera, 50, caught the snake in a field and told

children in his village he was Shiva - the Hindu god of destruction

depicted with a snake around his neck.

 

An inebriated Behera proceeded to dance around the field, kissing the

snake several times.

 

The snake bit him on the neck and chest and then died.

 

Next Behera collapsed unconscious. He died later in the district

hospital. - Sapa-DPA