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that in 2019, a man from Gujarat, India, bit a snake after the snake had bitten him. Both he and the snake died.

May 21, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that in 2019, a man from Gujarat, India, bit a snake after the snake had bitten him. Both he and the snake died.

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