Singer dies after continuing to perform on stage despite cobra bite

Indonesian pop star Irma Bule passed away on last Sunday, after she was bitten by a king cobra while performing on stage, reports Mashable.

The 29-year-old singer famous in Dangdut circles, a genre of Indonesian folk music, is no stranger to daring on-stage antics. Bule was usually seen performing with venomous snakes such as king cobras, reticulated pythons and boa constrictors, reports Mashable quoting Reptiles Magazine.

Bule was performing at a village in Karawang, West Java in Indonesia, when she was bitten, and continued to sing for another 45 minutes.

Bule had accidentally stepped on the cobra's tail in the middle of her second song. The snake responded by striking her on the thigh, says Mashable quoting the eye witnesses.

The video shows that although the snake handler tried to administer an antivenin jab on her, Bule refused treatment and continued with her performance like nothing happened.

45 minutes later, Bule started to have seizures and vomited. She was rushed to the hospital but later succumbed to the snake venom and died.

Netizens have praised Bule posthumously for her showmanship and dedication to her art.

However, the video of the incident has been shared on the internet by thousands of people since then. People have been wishing Bule peace and praising her dedication all over the world.