In an extremely weird case, a woman and a snake bit each other to death. The incident happened in Gopalganj in Bihar on Saturday.

As per the information available at Indian Express, the incident took place at Shyapur village in Gopalganj, Bihar. Rajanti Devi (50), wife of a farmer Naresh Choubey was bitten by a poisonous snake. The village elders advised that Rajanti biting the poisonous snake would reduce the impact of poison and heal her.

The villagers caught the snake and brought it back to Rajanti. On advice of villagers, Rajanti bit the snake many times, killing it.

When Rajanti’s health continued to deteriorate, she was rushed to sadar hospital. Dr RK Singh, of the hospital, said that by the time they brought her to hospital, the venom had already spread and it was too late for them to save her. Rajanti passed away soon.