In a bizarre accident, a man shooting a video with a snake, died in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district after he was allegedly bitten by the reptile. The victim identified as Devendra Mishra was also a former village head of Maruajhala village.

Mishra was popular in the area for rescuing snakes and had caught more than 200 snakes in the village in the past. The snake with which he was allegedly shooting the video, was caught from his neighbour Ravindra Kumar's house.