Irene Irma Bule, an Indonesian pop singer, collapsed and died in the middle of her performance, 45 minutes after she was bitten by a cobra, reports Metro.
Irma Bule, 29, was dancing on stage in West Java, Indonesia, when she accidentally stepped on one of the snakes she used in her act.
She believed the King Cobra snake had been de-fanged but somehow it injected its venom into her when it bit her on the thigh.
Although Irma was reportedly offered antidote, she is said to have refused it and carried on performing after a snake handler pulled the animal away.
However, the poison in her bloodstream made her start vomiting and and have seizures as she gave the concert in the village of Karawang.
The distressing video shows the moment staff try to save Irma from the snake, named Rianti.
Irma was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Audience member Ferlando Octavion Auzura told local website Merdeka: ‘In the middle of the second song, Irma stepped on the snake’s tail.
‘The snake then bit Irma in her thigh.’
King cobras are one of the deadliest animals in the world and can kill an elephant – or 20 people – with a single bite.