'Snake whisperer' firefighter dies after snake bite
NATION
Friday, 16 Mar 201811:28 AM MYT
by victoria brown
PETALING JAYA: Famous Malaysian "snake whisperer" firefighter Abu Zarin Hussin has passed away after being bitten by a cobra.
Abu Zarin, 33, passed away at 12.40am on Friday (March 16) after he was attacked by a cobra during an operation in Bentong on Monday (March 12).
When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operation Mohd Sani Harul confirmed Abu Zarin's passing.
Mohd Sani said that he was bitten by a cobra at 7.54pm on Monday and was sent to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital.
Abu Zarin, who was attached to Temerloh fire station, became a viral sensation after he was featured on Internet portals from around the world as well as British tabloids The Daily Mirror and The Daily Mail.
The articles mistakenly identified him as a Thai man who had married his pet snake as he believed it was his dead girlfriend due to its "striking resemblance" to her.
Unfortunately, the images used were actually of Abu Zarin and his pet snake. And no, he was not married to it.
Abu Zarin had conducted snake catching and training classes for firemen, who are often called up to capture the serpents by members of the public who find them in homes or public places.
During those sessions, he taught firemen how to identify the different snake species, especially the venomous ones and their bites, and ways to capture them without killing them.
Abu Zarin's talent in handling snakes even found him a spot at the quarter finals of television program Asia's Got Talent.
It is learnt that Abu Zarin has been on the receiving end of snake bites before.
He was in a coma for two days due to a cobra bite in 2015.
Abu Zarin's body has been transported to his hometown in Kampung Permatang Gading, Pasir Putih, Kelantan to be buried.
He is expected to be buried after Friday prayers.
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Tergamam lihat abang bomba dipatuk ular
“KETIKA kejadian saya dalam kereta dan melihat suami (Abu Zarin Hussin) bermain dengan ular tedung di luar sebelum dipatuk.
"Saya terus bergegas keluar mendapatkannya dan ketika itu dia masih sedar...boleh berjalan serta menyimpan ular tedung berkenaan dalam guni," kata Nur Afiqah Mohd Salim ketika menceritakan detik cemas suaminya dipatuk ular, Isnin lalu, sehingga menyebabkannya kini kritikal.
Terdahulu sebelum kejadian, Nur Afiqah, 30, berkata dia bersama suaminya berusia 33 tahun sedang makan sebelum menerima panggilan daripada Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Karak yang memaklumkan mengenai penemuan ular tedung di Bentong.
"Dia mengajak saya pergi sekali ke lokasi berkenaan....sudah menjadi tanggungjawabnya sebagai anggota bomba yang perlu berkhidmat pada bila-bila masa dan dia memang gemar bermain dengan haiwan berbisa berkenaan.Namun, kali ini saya tergamam apabila melihat sendiri ketika dia dipatuk. Beberapa anggota bomba di balai berkenaan kemudian membawanya ke Hospital Bentong untuk mendapatkan rawatan dan dia tidak sedar ketika dibawa ke Hospital Sultan Ahmad Shah (HOSHAS) Temerloh untuk rawatan seterusnya.
"Doktor yang merawatnya memberi vaksin dan ditempatkan di Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) HOSHAS," katanya ketika ditemui di Temerloh, hari ini.
Nur Afiqah yang bekerja sebagai Guru Taman Bimbingan kanak-kanak (TABIKA), berkata suaminya itu sudah menunjukkan perkembangan positif dan sedar sejak jam 12.30 tengah hari semalam.
"Bagaimanapun, tangannya yang dipatuk ular semakin lebam dan doktor memberitahu mungkin akan dibedah dalam masa terdekat," katanya.
Abu Zarin yang berasal dari Pasir Puteh, Kelantan sudah bertugas lebih 10 tahun sebagai anggota bomba dan pernah berkhidmat di BBP Muadzam Shah, Pekan dan kini di Temerloh.
Beliau mengetuai Skuad King Cobra Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Pahang yang ditubuhkan sejak hujung 2015 sebagai tenaga pengajar bagi melatih anggota pasukan untuk menangkap haiwan berbisa selain mengadakan ceramah dan taklimat kepada orang ramai.
Abu Zarin sudah beberapa kali dipatuk ular termasuk ular senduk dan ular sawa, malah pernah koma dua hari dan hampir meragut nyawanya apabila dipatuk ular tedung pada 2015.
