Madhya Pradesh Snake Catcher Rides With Cobra Necklace, Dies After Bite

Snake catcher Deepak Mahabar of Madhya Pradesh biked through Raghogarh with a rescued cobra draped around his neck, blending local heroics with surreal roadside peril. Trending searches ask, “Can snakes bite their rescuers?” and “What happens if a snake bites you on a motorbike?” Mahabar, famed for volunteering with JP University and never charging a rupee, tucked his snake trophy in place to pick up his son from school. “He would always respond when someone called about a snake,” his friend recalled, moments before the fatal twist.
After Mahabar’s two-wheeled rescue mission and snake-scarf commute, a single bite on his hand triggered a tragic hospital relay—first local, then district, with hope and irony in tow. Why do snake catchers risk bites, and what’s the recovery timeline for snake venom? Surveillance video immortalized Mahabar’s last ride: father, snake, and motorcycle, together at precisely 1 PM. “He got better in the evening, then deteriorated again during the night,” his friend said, as if foreshadowing a venomous sequel.
In more than ten years, Mahabar caught and released hundreds of snakes—yet only one, worn as a living necklace, wrote his final headline with a single bite.