In a bizarre incident, the festival of Raksha Bandhan turned tragic in Bihar's Saran when a man tried to tie rakhi to a pair of snakes. According to an ABP Live report, the 25-year-old youth named Manmohan, who is a snake-charmer, was getting his sisters to tie rakhi to a pair of snakes. However, he was bit by the snake and his life couldn't be saved. People rushed him to the hospital, but doctors declared him dead.

A video of the incident which has surfaced shows Manmohan holding two snakes by their tails. A lot of people from the village were present on the spot to see the unique rakhi-ceremony and many recorded the incident on their mobile phones. When Manmohan was trying to put 'tika' on one of the snakes, the other serpent crawled slowly towards him and bit his foot. He felt a sharp sting and stands up abruptly to inspect his foot, but seemed fine for a few minutes. However, later, he was hospitalised after the snake bite and died during treatment.

Watch the video here:

बिहार के सारण में बहन से साप को राखी बंधवाना महंगा पड़ गया साप के डसने से भाई की चली गई जान pic.twitter.com/675xsgnZ6N

— Tushar Srivastava (@TusharSrilive) August 23, 2021

According to reports, Manmohan used to catch snakes and has been treating their wounds for more than a decade. Apart from this, he also used to treat hundreds of people from nearby villages who were suffering from snakebites. Shocked at the incident, people are refusing to believe that he died from a snake bite. Locals used to consider him as an environmental lover who used to catch snakes and release them in the forest. The tragic news has saddened people and has left the village in gloom.

People in the surrounding villages considered Manmohan a true friend of snakes. If someone was bitten by a snake, then he was called for treatment with great respect. It was claimed that by his mantras that person would also be cured. It is also claimed that even while talking on mobile, Manmohan used to remove snake venom with the help of his mantras. The local people considered him a divine blessing. Therefore, he was highly respected in the surrounding villages. Still the news of Manmohan's death due to snake bite is not being embraced by the people.

Manmohan was famous in the surrounding districts for the rescue and treatment of snakes. Manmohan was called to catch snakes in the surrounding districts of Siwan and Ballia including Chapra. He caught the snake very carefully and left it in the forest. Manmohan was known for the treatment of injured snakes, after treating all kinds of injured snakes, Manmohan's main job was to leave them in the forest.