Real-life Farmer and the Snake: A South African Man Killed by His Pet Hippo

Five years ago, a South African man rescued a baby hippopotamus that was only five months old at the time. He raised it like a pet and took care of it until it turned six years old. A few months ago, after this touching story was reported by major media outlets around the world, it moved countless people. However, tragedy has struck recently as the man was killed by the very hippo he raised, his body found floating in the river. The world can't help but exclaim that this is a real-life version of "The Farmer and the Snake."