Uttam Das feeds on live reptiles

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Jorhat, Apr 4 (UNI) For 28 year-old Uttam Das a resident of Jorhat in Upper Asom blades, arachnids, tubelights, bricks, snails, cobras, cockroach, lizards, compact discs and rats form an integral part of his daily diet.

Last evening, as Uttam swallowed four live arachnids, some lizards and gobbled five blades, a part of a tubelight, a brick and two frogs during a show near Nehru Park here, there were shrieks and squeals from the people, who gathered to witness the feat while some even turned the other way.

He had even a brought a king cobra to eat, but unfortunately it died on the way.

''I have been eating these materials and reptiles since I was in class X. Now it is such, that a day is not complete if I don't munch some arachnids and chomp a few cockroaches,'' Uttam told reporters after the show.

Popularly known as Raju, Uttam said he fell unconscious for some hours after he 'devoured' his first uncanny dish, a live lizard, when he was 16 years of age.

Since then there has been no abnormalities in his health, Dr Kamala Saikia, who examined him recently, said.

This is not all. Uttam has more incredible stunts to his name. He can ride a motorcycle with his eyes closed, jump into a 20 ft pond from a height of 100 ft and even set himself on fire for a few seconds.

Son of Sarbeshwar Das of Baihata Chariali in Sonitput district, Uttam, who tied the nuptial knot about two-and-half-years back, wishes to compete in Zee TV's Sabaash India show and then page himself in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Astounding as it may sound, his 14-month-old daughter Monalisha appears to be on track to surpass her father's stunts. Besides milk, this incredible child eats leaves of plant and trees only.

''She eats nothing else, just green leaves of plants and trees apart from her mother's milk,'' the 'proud' father said.