Selfie with snake proves fatal for Nellore youth

A youth's craze for taking a selfie with a snake saw him lose his life.

Nellore: A youth’s craze for taking a selfie with a snake saw him lose his life.

According to reports, Manikanta Reddy was running a fruit juice kiosk In Kandukuru town of the district. On Tuesday night, a snake charmer arrived near the RTC Depot. Manikanta took the snake from the snake charmer, wore it around his neck, and took a selfie with his mobile. But the snake bit him while it was being removed from the neck.

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He was rushed to the RIMS hospital in Ongole but died on the way.

Police have registered a case and are investigating.