NEW DELHI, Dec 27 — One of India’s most famous film stars with a reputation for living dangerously, Salman Khan, was bitten by a snake and had to be treated at a hospital.

The incident happened when the actor was trying to remove the snake from his farmhouse in the Panvel area near Navi Mumbai.

“A snake had entered my farmhouse, I took it outside using a stick. Gradually it reached onto my hand. I then grabbed it to release, which is when it bit me thrice,” Salman told reporters after being discharged from the hospital.

The 56-year-old actor said he was given snake antivenom treatments during his six-hour hospital stay.

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Salman has acted in many blockbusters during his three decades of entertainment career. — Bernama