5-Year-Old Child Bitten on Finger by 2m Snake During Animal Experience
During a snake-touching experience event, a snake bit a child's finger. Photo by KBS News Capture
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Intern Lee Gyehwa] A child participating in a snake-touching experience event was bitten by a 2m snake. The child sustained wounds on the hand that require three weeks of hospital treatment.
According to Yonhap News and others on the 14th, at around 1:40 PM on the 12th, a 5-year-old child was bitten on the finger while taking a photo with a 2-meter-long Burmese python at an indoor zoo in Daejeon.
When the accident occurred, four zoo staff members and the child's father worked together to barely rescue the child.
As a result of the accident, the child sustained wounds on the hand requiring three weeks of hospital treatment. The zoo is reportedly planning to abolish the animal-touching experience event where the accident happened.
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The Burmese python belongs to the python family and is also known as the "Burma python" or "Myanmar python." This snake is popular as an experience animal to be touched or wrapped around the neck or body due to its non-venomous and docile nature.
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