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Chef Dies After Spitting Cobra He Was Cooking Bit Him On The Hand
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | August 23, 2014 | DAMIEN GAYLE

Posted on 08/23/2014 10:11:20 AM PDT by Steelfish

Chef Dies After Spitting Cobra He Was Cooking Bit Him On The Hand - 20 minutes after he had cut its head off WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dying snake's final act of revenge came as Peng Fan threw its head away Its neurotoxic, flesh-eating venom killed the chef before help could arrive All reptiles can function for up to an hour after having body parts removed Cobras are a delicacy in China and believed to be good for your health By DAMIEN GAYLE 23 August 2014

A chef preparing a dish made from cobra flesh died after the snake bit his hand - 20 minutes after he had severed it from its body. Peng Fan from Foshan, Guangdong province, southern China, had been preparing a special dish made from Indochinese spitting cobra, a rare delicacy.

It was as he went to chuck the cobra's head in the bin that it bit him, injecting Mr Peng with its flesh-killing, neurotoxic venom. Scroll down for video

Final act of revenge: The severed head of a decapitated snake snaps in purely reflexive fury, as did the one that killed chef Peng Fan as he prepared it for diners at a restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong province, China The snake was being diced up to be made into snake soup, which is a delicacy in Guangdong and a much sought after dish in the province's high-end restaurants. Restaurant guest Lin Sun, 44, who was in the restaurant with his wife Su at the time said: 'We were in the restaurant having a meal for my wife's birthday when suddenly there was a lot of commotion. 'We did not know what was happening but could hear screams coming from the kitchen.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: cobra; yikes
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To: Chainmail

I see a zombie movie here...could be a hit. Staring the ever popular snake. Yu Git Fang and a hoard of zombie chefs


21 posted on 08/23/2014 11:26:50 AM PDT by BubbaJunebug
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To: Steelfish

i think i may stick to canned soup...


22 posted on 08/23/2014 11:27:37 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: Windflier; All
*Chuckle!*
I'm not bent out of shape @ all
b/c I practice Martial Arts.
Roll!, Baby!, Roll!

23 posted on 08/23/2014 11:34:12 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8-)
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To: cornfedcowboy

Modern day super hero (or villain) .


24 posted on 08/23/2014 11:38:17 AM PDT by CommieCutter (The only thing the smart phone accomplished was bringing the dumb people to the internet.)
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To: Steelfish; All
Apologies. I was unaware to it.
hey, n/p..Search, Is difficult, sometime...
Depends on the parameters (sp?)

25 posted on 08/23/2014 11:40:11 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8-)
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To: GladesGuru
Talk about taking to "From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee!" to a WHOLE new level!
26 posted on 08/23/2014 11:43:07 AM PDT by W. (Congress: Never bet against their ability to grow stupidity exponentially.)
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To: Steelfish

Now I’m disappointed. I clicked the video thinking I would get to see the scene inside the restaurant.


27 posted on 08/23/2014 11:50:42 AM PDT by fso301
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28 posted on 08/23/2014 11:53:33 AM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Steelfish

I hate it when that happens.


29 posted on 08/23/2014 11:57:37 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: faithhopecharity
i think i may stick to canned soup

Canned Fish Mouths

Making king cobra soup

30 posted on 08/23/2014 12:07:29 PM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....' Nuff said!)
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To: Steelfish

Biting the hand that feeds you- to someone else.


31 posted on 08/23/2014 12:08:23 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Focault's Pendulum

How about canned politician’s mouths?
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(probably would be at least as poisonous as the Cobra mouths, and would get rid of a big problem in society....)


32 posted on 08/23/2014 12:09:32 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: Steelfish

Spitting Cobra says: “Did you really think you could just cut off my head and get away with it?!”


33 posted on 08/23/2014 12:11:43 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: faithhopecharity
How about canned politician’s mouths?

Much of what they say comes from the can.

34 posted on 08/23/2014 12:15:40 PM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....' Nuff said!)
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To: Zhang Fei

gotta remember not only to chop off the head, but crush it as well.


35 posted on 08/23/2014 12:23:45 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: jetson
I hope they clean the cutting boards well

Cobras not venomous, not poisonous.

36 posted on 08/23/2014 12:34:02 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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To: skinkinthegrass
Already posted.

So? It gives us a chance to consider the actions of a stupid man again.
37 posted on 08/23/2014 12:42:15 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Where would you get an cobra antidote? In China, such an antidote is liable to be spinach and message.


38 posted on 08/23/2014 12:43:57 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Steelfish

Karma bites.


39 posted on 08/23/2014 1:00:12 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Most of us know more from being old, than from being told.)
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To: jetson
Cobras not venomous, not poisonous

I can see that made little sense.

Cobras not are venomous, not poisonous.

40 posted on 08/23/2014 1:10:14 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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