(CNN) Snakebites kill more than 200 people a day around the world, but Thai firefighter Pinyo Pookpinyo was one of the lucky ones. When the tip of his thumb was bitten by a king cobra, he made it to a Bangkok hospital within 15 minutes. "The doctor didn't believe at first that I was bitten by a king cobra. Thai fire fighter Pinyo Pookpinyo was bitten by a king cobra. But most victims of snakebites don't live so close to a hospital, nor do they have Pookpinyo's professional knowledge of snakes.

Source: CNN May 23, 2019 07:52 UTC