Pop Star Dies on Stage After Being Bitten by Cobra During Live Performance

I know what you’re thinking. A snake on stage! How did it even get there?

Well you might be shocked to find out that it’s actually a pretty common practice for singers to perform on stage with dangerous snakes in the country of Indonesia.

The incident took place a few weeks ago, popular Indonesian pop singer Irma Blue passed away after she was bitten by a snake she had been using as a prop during a live performance on Sunday, April 3.

This was not her first rodeo though, Irma had been on stage with other dangerous reptiles on previous occasions, performing even with Pythons and Boa constrictors.

However on the day of the accident things did not seem to go according to plan. An audience member revealed that, Irma accidentally stepped on the snake’s tail when it was irritated and bit her on her thigh.

The snake handler hurriedly rushed to dislodge the snake from her thigh and offer the pop star an antidote, which she turned down. It’s believed that Irma thought the snakes had been defanged before being brought on stage.

But 45 minutes after the incident, she suddenly began to vomit and collapsed. She was then rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Indonesian police are investigating the incident.

SOURCE: Telegraph