Man dies after cutting the head of a poisonous snake and drinking its blood

Elies ‘Peter’ Lenturio

• Philippines ‘Cobra King’ has died after he ingested poison after drinking the blood of a snake
• Elies ‘Peter’ Lenturio died after his pet cobra turned hostile and bit his hand
• Elies got angry, cut off the snake’s head and gulped down its blood

An interesting vacancy has just opened up in the Philippines: the country no longer has a ‘Cobra King’ after the person holding that title has died.

The irony is that Elies ‘Peter’ Lenturio, also known as the Philippine snake whisperer, met his end through an act of revenge from his pet cobra: he was bitten by the snake and retaliated by cutting its head off and drinking its blood.