18-Year-Old Dies After Trying To Kiss Live Cobra (Photo)

A teenager died after being bitten by a venomous cobra while kissing it for a photo stunt.

18-year-old volunteer snake rescuer Somnath Mhatre, had plucked the deadly reptile from a car to move it to a safer place.But when he posed for a photo attempting to peck the snake on the head, the reptile turned on him, sinking its fangs into his chest.

The teenager was rushed to hospital in Navi Mumbai, India, where he fought for his life but died five days later, The Hindustan Times reports.