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German tourist dies after Egypt snake bite

By AFP
April 28, 2026
Representational image of a snake on the ground. — AFP/File
Representational image of a snake on the ground. — AFP/File

BERLIN: 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, German police said on Monday. The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. The two reptiles involved, thought to be cobras, were draped over the necks of audience members, police in southern Bavaria state said.