Decapitated snake kills chef

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A chef who was mixing up a spitting cobra soup dish was killed with the decapitated head from the snake bit him - 20 minutes after it was removed from the snake's body, the Mirror reported.

The Mirror reported the chef died before he was able to get anti-venom in a hospital.

Restaurant patrons said they could hear screams coming from the kitchen, the Daily Mail reported.

A snake expert was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying that reptiles can function for up to an hour after being "killed." And that it is actually dead since basic body functions have stopped, but there are still reflexive actions during that time.

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