A cobra has died after being bitten by eight-year-old boy.
The snake had wrapped itself round the youngster's arm and bit into his skin.
But the boy then turned on the reptile and bit it back.
The episode happened in Pandarpadh village a remote area in central Chhattisgarh region of India on Monday.
Deepak was attacked by the venomous reptile say reports in The New Indian Express.
It grabbed on to him while he played outside the family home and spiralled itself around his arm, before biting him and injecting its deadly poison.
The boy rigorously shook his arm to release the reptile but could not move it.
He gave in but instead of giving up used his his own teeth to bite into its body which killing the reptile.
In The New Indian Express he said: "The snake got wrapped around my hand and bit me. I was in great pain.
"As the reptile didn't budge when I tried to shake it off, I bit it hard twice. It all happened in a flash."
Snakebites are common in India and a study revealed more than 85% of snakebite deaths recorded in 2019 happened there.
Deepak's parents took him to a nearby medical centre and kept under observation to ensure he recovered.
Doctors found he had suffered a "dry bite" which mean the cobra released no venom.
A snake expert said in The New Indian Express: "Deepak didn't show any symptoms and recovered fast owing to the dry bite when the poisonous snake strikes but no venom is released."
Adult snakes who have full control over their venom often give dry bites.
They often happen when the snake is warning or scaring off animals as opposed to killing them.
The Jashpur district where the attack happened is known for snakes with than 200 species living in the area.
A recent study found that of the 63,000 people estimated to have died from snakebites in 2019, 51,000 were killed in India.
The Mirror last month reported how a commercial flight descended into panic this week after a snake was found on board.
Passengers reportedly hitched up their feet on their seats and 'shrieked' in horror after a garter snake appeared on the United Airlines flight 2038 shortly after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on Monday afternoon.
One witness described how cabin crew rushed towards the business class section of the flight from Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida to find the reptile slithering towards economy.
Garter snakes, also known as garden snakes, do not carry any venom and are generally harmless to humans.
After the brief interruption, Port Authority staff boarded the flight and successfully removed the snake. Passengers were then permitted to disembark as normal.
