Teen hospitalised after eating raw snake

John Ruto, the uncle to Amos Kiptoo who ate a raw snake, addresses the Press at Litein Mission Hospital in Kericho county, on March 17, 2025. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life at Litein Mission Hospital in Kericho County after eating a raw snake.

Amos Kiptoo reportedly picked the snake from a nearby bush after it had been killed and ate it raw, starting with its tail and only sparing the head.