Chikkamagaluru: One of the renowned snake experts Prafuldas Bhat, died after he was bitten by a King Cobra on Tuesday, September 22. He was 66.
The incident took place when Bhat was posing for the camera with the venomous snake at Kalkodu near Kalasa, here on Tuesday September 22.
It is learnt that Bhat had been to a plantation to catch a King Cobra and after doing so, he posed for the camera. Bhat was rushed to a hospital, but the venom spread so fast that he died on the way.
Prafuldas Bhat was an expert snake catcher all his life. He has caught several different species of snakes and released them in forests.