US EditionTourist dies after being bitten during snake-charming show in Egypt, police say
- On Monday, Bavarian State Police confirmed a 57-year-old German tourist died in Egypt after being bitten during a hotel snake-charming show in Hurghada on the Red Sea.
- During the resort's entertainment program, one of two snakes, 'presumably' cobras, crawled into the man's trousers and bit his leg. Such performances often involve placing snakes around audience members' necks, authorities noted.
- The man 'exhibited clear symptoms of poisoning and required resuscitation,' police said in a news release. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
- Germany's Memmingen Criminal Police Inspectorate, directed by the Memmingen Public Prosecutor's Office, is investigating the incident. Authorities are awaiting toxicology results to confirm the cause of death.
- The World Health Organization reports about 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes annually, with up to 137,880 deaths. India currently leads global snakebite fatalities, reporting 51,100 deaths so far in 2026.
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Tourist fatally bitten after cobra slithers up pants during resort snake show
What was meant to be a memorable vacation in Hurghada, Egypt, turned into a nightmare. According to CNN, a 57-year-old tourist from Germany died after being bitten during a hotel snake show involving cobras. During the performance, snakes were draped around the audience members' necks. In this case, one of the animals slipped into the man's clothing and bit him on the leg. "He subsequently exhibited clear symptoms of poisoning and required resus…
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Tourist dies after being bitten during snake-charming show in Egypt, police say
A man on vacation in Egypt died after he was bitten during a snake-charming show, according to police. (Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society via AP)
Cobra climbs up tourist's pants at luxury hotel performance and kills him · American Wire News
A German tourist died in Egypt after a snake charmer’s performance went horribly wrong. According to Bavarian State Police in Germany, the man was on vacation with two other family members at a luxury resort when the freak incident occurred. “During the snake charmer’s performance, one of the snakes crawled into the trousers of a 57-year-old man, resulting in a bite to the German tourist’s leg,” authorities said on Monday. The snake charming per…
According to WHO, between 81 and 138,000 people die annually in the world due to snake bites
A shocking incident occurred when a 57-year-old German tourist died after being bitten by a snake while watching a snake show at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, during a family vacation. According to police in Bavaria, Germany, the incident occurred in early April. A snake used in the show, believed to be a cobra, was placed around the neck of a spectator before the snake charmer allowed one of the snakes to slither into the trousers of the unfortun…
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