German Tourist Dies After Cobra Bite During Snake-Charming Show in Hurghada, Egypt

A German tourist died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him while he watched a snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a Red Sea holiday destination in Egypt, according to German police and prosecutors.

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The Guardian reported that the 57-year-old man was watching the show in early April, and that “The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” of the German man and it bit him in the leg.

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Police in southern Bavaria said the two snakes involved were “thought to be cobras” and were draped over the necks of audience members.

The Guardian said the victim showed “clear signs of poisoning,” had to be resuscitated before being taken to hospital, and later died.

The Straits Times similarly described that “The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” and that the victim showed “clear signs of poisoning” before being resuscitated and taken to hospital.

The Straits Times also stated that German police and prosecutors were investigating his death and were awaiting the results of a toxicology test.

The Sun’s account matched the same core sequence, saying the snake charmer let the snake “slither up the man’s trouser leg” and that the victim was resuscitated on site before being raced to hospital, where he “passed away after arriving.”

Multiple outlets placed the incident at a hotel in Hurghada and tied it to a family holiday in early April, with German police describing the victim as a 57-year-old man who was not named in the statement.

The Guardian said the man came from the Unterallgäu district of Bavaria and was on holiday with two relatives, while the Straits Times said he came from the Unterallgaeu district in Bavaria and was on holiday with two relatives.

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The Straits Times reported the case date as April 27, saying “German tourist dies after being bitten at snake-charming show in Egypt” and describing the death as occurring after the show in early April.

The Sun also said the German man was on holiday in Egypt with two relatives and was at a hotel in Hurghada in early April.

Blue News described the victim as a man from Bavaria, stating that “The 57-year-old man and his family of three attended a snake charmer's show at a hotel in the vacation resort of Hurghada at the beginning of April,” and said he was bitten on the leg by a snake.

Blue News added that police in Kempten (Bavaria) were investigating because the victim was a German citizen, and it quoted a spokesperson saying, “We are working together with the Egyptian authorities.”

Across the accounts, the snakes were described as cobras: the Guardian said the two snakes were “thought to be cobras,” and the Straits Times used the same “thought to be cobras” phrasing.

German police and prosecutors opened an investigation and were awaiting toxicology results, with the Guardian and the Straits Times both describing that toxicology test outcomes were pending.

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The Guardian said German police and prosecutors were investigating his death and were awaiting “the results of a toxicology test,” after the victim was resuscitated and taken to hospital.

The Straits Times likewise said German police and prosecutors were investigating his death and were awaiting the results of a toxicology test.

Blue News added that the investigation into the circumstances of the death was “currently not specifically directed at the snake charmer,” and that it was being conducted “openly.”

It also said that “the results of the toxicological examination are still pending.”

The Sun reported that prosecutors were investigating the death and were awaiting toxicology tests, stating, “Prosecutors are investigating the horror death and are awaiting toxicology tests.”

The Guardian and the Straits Times both said Egyptian authorities were not aware of the incident when contacted by AFP.

The Guardian described the snake-charming setting as a show at a hotel in Hurghada, where two snakes were draped over the necks of audience members before one was allowed to crawl into the German man’s trousers.

It said the victim was watching the snake-charming show and that the “snake charmer” let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers and bite him in the leg.

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Euro Weekly News expanded on the performance mechanics by explaining that snake charming is a traditional tourist performance and that snakes do not respond to music in the way humans do.

It stated that “Despite the common image of snakes being “hypnotised” by music, snakes do not respond to melodies in the same way humans do,” and that instead they react to “movement, posture and vibrations.”

Euro Weekly News also described how the charmer moves an instrument in front of a cobra and that “the snake often follows the movement while maintaining a defensive stance.”

The Straits Times and The Guardian both focused on the immediate incident, repeating the key line that “The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” and that the victim showed “clear signs of poisoning.”

Blue News similarly said the snake charmer placed two snakes—“presumably cobras”—around the necks of guests and then let one crawl into the trousers.

While the core facts of the bite and the investigation were consistent, the outlets differed in how they framed the snake charmer’s role and the circumstances around blame.

“A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said”

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The Guardian and the Straits Times both quoted German police statements describing that “The ‘snake charmer’ then let one of the snakes crawl into the trousers” and that the victim showed “clear signs of poisoning,” without naming the charmer as the focus of wrongdoing.

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Blue News, however, said the investigation “is currently not specifically directed at the snake charmer,” and it described the inquiry as being conducted “openly,” with toxicology results still pending.

The Sun’s framing was more direct in tone, describing that the snake charmer “encouraged the poisonous animal to slither up the man’s trouser leg,” and it said prosecutors were investigating the death.

Euro Weekly News similarly described the incident as being under investigation by authorities in Germany and said the snake was “believed to be an Egyptian cobra” and that it bit him after it was allowed to crawl inside his clothing as part of the act.

The Guardian and the Straits Times both said Egyptian authorities were not aware of the incident when contacted by AFP, but the Guardian also reported that German police and prosecutors were investigating and awaiting toxicology results.

Blue News added that police in Kempten (Bavaria) were investigating because the victim was a German citizen and that they were “working together with the Egyptian authorities.”