{"id":325592,"date":"2026-04-28T04:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=325592"},"modified":"2026-04-28T04:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:59:46","slug":"tourist-killed-after-cobra-slithers-up-his-trousers-during-snake-charmer-routine-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/tourist-killed-after-cobra-slithers-up-his-trousers-during-snake-charmer-routine-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist killed after cobra slithers up his trousers during &#8216;snake charmer&#8217; routine | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>A snake charmer let certainly one of his snakes go up the German man\u2019s trousers (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A tourist has died after being bitten by a snake \u2018hypnotised\u2019 in a charmer routine in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old man was on holiday with two relatives, having fun with a conventional show when he was roped in by the snake charmer acting at his hotel in Hurghada on the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Two snakes were draped over the necks of other audience members, Bavarian\u00a0police\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>The snake charmer then let certainly one of the snakes crawl into the trousers of the German man, where it sank its teeth into his leg.<\/p>\n<p>The victim immediately showed signs of poisoning and went into shock. He was resuscitated on the hotel before he was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, Egyptian authorities said they weren&#8217;t aware of the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEnroll for all of the most recent stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The person, who was not named within the police statement, got here from the Unterallg\u00e4u district of Bavaria.<\/p>\n<p>Police and prosecutors are investigating his death and are awaiting the outcomes of a toxicology test.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no arrests, to this point within the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It is just not possible to really \u2018hypnotise\u2019 a snake. Snake charmers use a woodwind instrument to enthral the snake however the venomous reptile is definitely responding to vibration and swaying.<\/p>\n<p>It is just not entranced but actually in defensive, high alert response, able to strike.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245315176-c5e4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22802966\" alt=\"Sinbad submarines https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sindbad.submarines\/\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The \u2018Sindbad\u2019 submarine sank off the coast of Hurghada earlier today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The death comes after two children died after a tourist submarine with 45 Russian residents on board sank off the coast of\u00a0Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of six passengers were pulled to the coast of Hurghada, a city on the Red Beach, after\u00a0\u2018Sindbad\u2019\u00a0capsized last yr.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SEC_234567641-1e87.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22269432\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Gianluca di Gioia was reportedly pulled from the water in front of his terrified wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2024, a tourist was killed by a shark while snorkelling within the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Father-of-one Gianluca di Gioia, 48, of Italian origin, was holidaying together with his wife and son within the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam, when he swam out from a jetty to enjoy the world\u2019s abundant marine life.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian authorities say he was attacked after straying out of a delegated swimming area across the jetty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Massive statue of \u2018king of kings\u2019 Rameses II unearthed in Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Popular Italian island implements latest \u00a3433 high-quality tourists will actually be glad about<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: East London is getting a brand new \u2018nature corridor\u2019 designed to chill the town by 7\u00b0C<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with day by day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A snake charmer let certainly one of his snakes go up the German man\u2019s trousers (Picture: AFP) A tourist has died after being bitten by a snake \u2018hypnotised\u2019 in a charmer routine in Egypt. 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