CHENNAI: Famous snake catcher Santhosh Kumar (39) of Tamil Nadu died after he was bitten by a snake. He is a native of Coimbatore. He was bitten while trying to catch the cobra which entered a house in Vadavalli. He was immediately rushed to the medical college hospital, but his life could not be saved. He started catching snakes at the age of 15. The body will be handed over to his relatives after the postmortem.