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A heavily inebriated man in UP’s Amroha district died after eating a live snake he found on a road. He was allegedly provoked by villagers to eat the poisonous snake, reported the Times Of India. A video of him playing with the snake has now gone viral on social media.

The 40-year-old man, identified as Mahipal Singh, died at home due to poisoning, four hours after he had eaten the live snake.

Singh, a daily wage labourer, was heavily drunk when he spotted the snake on a road. According to local residents, he was requested by some villagers to play with the snake as they recorded the entire incident on their mobile phones. Singh even managed to put the snake on his head for a bit.

After much provocation from locals, Singh placed the snake in his mouth. “Even before he could realise what was happening, the snake slipped from his hands and made its way down his trachea. He felt sick and began to vomit,” a local told the newspaper.

Singh died four hours after eating the Snake.

“We have taken note of the incident and are trying to verify the viral video where the man is seen making mischief with the snake. We are trying to ascertain if he was provoked or not. His family has not approached us so far,” said a Rajbpura Kotwali station officer.