A 65-year-old drunk man chewed on a snake after the latter bit him in Bihar`s Nalanda district. The man was identified as Rama Mahto, a resident of Madhodeh village under Chandi police station. The incident took place on Sunday and he died on Monday morning.

The family members of the deceased, in a statement to the police said that Rama Mahto who was under the influence of liquor, was sitting in front of his house when a baby snake (Karait) bit him on his leg. Mahto managed to capture the viper and chewed it in a bid to take revenge.