Overview
- The 57-year-old from Bavaria was bitten in the leg during a hotel snake show in Hurghada in early April and died soon after at a local hospital.
- Police say the performer put one of two snakes, described as suspected cobras, into the tourist’s pants after letting guests hold the animals.
- The Kriminalpolizei Memmingen, directed by the Memmingen prosecutor’s office, has opened an inquiry and is working with Egyptian authorities.
- Toxicology tests to confirm the cause of death are still pending, and investigators say the case is not currently focused on the snake handler.
- The incident underscores the risks of tourist animal acts using venomous species such as the Egyptian cobra, whose neurotoxic venom can be deadly, and German officials say the cross-border probe could take months.