A German tourist has died after being bitten by a snake while on vacation in Egypt, authorities have said.

The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on vacation with his family when he was bitten by the animal earlier this month, according to German police, who didn’t release the exact date of the incident.

The family-of-three from the Unterallgäu region of Germany were staying in a holiday resort in Hurghada along the Red Sea coast in Egypt, a press statement from the Bavarian Police confirmed on Monday.

During their stay, they attended the show, which was part of the entertainment program at their hotel. It involved two snakes, believed to be cobras, which the “charmer” hung around the necks of people in the audience, police said.

SOURCE: CNN