A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, according to German police.

The 57-year-old man was watching the performance at a hotel in the popular Red Sea resort in early April. Two snakes, believed to be cobras, were draped over the necks of audience members, police in southern Bavaria said.

“The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” of the German man, and it bit him in the leg, the police statement said.

The victim showed “clear signs of poisoning” and had to be resuscitated before being taken to hospital, where he later died. The man, from the Unterallgäu district of Bavaria, was on holiday with two relatives.

German police and prosecutors are investigating his death and awaiting toxicology results. Egyptian authorities said they were not aware of the incident.

Source: www.theguardian.com