Loyal dog collapses and dies after saving family from poisonous snake

A brave dog collapsed and died after killing a deadly cobra in a desperate bid to save his family from being attacked.

Brave Dalmatian Tyson took on the highly venomous reptile as it tried to slither into their home in Bhubaneswar, east India.

But both animals ended up dead after the snake bite the dog, injecting it with venom as it fought for its life.

The family woke up to the sound of frenzied barking late at night and rushed to find their pet Tyson fighting with the snake.

Before Ameen Sharif and other family members could intervene, Tyson had managed to overpower the deadly snake.