Snake bites six year old baby while asleep

A little girl is lucky to be alive after a cobra slithered into her bedroom and bit her on the face as she slept .

Six -year - old Mikayla - Sue Grove awoke complaining of a toothache at home on a farm near the town of Ballito in eastern South Africa ’ s KwaZulu - Natal province .
But when her mum , Inge , and dad , Ludwig , came into her room , he realised a snake in there was the real cause of the problem .

He ushered out Mikayla- Sue and her sister Izabella . But the cobra then spat its venom into Inge ’ s eyes , temporarily blinding her .
The reptile was later identified as a Mozambique spitting cobra , which sprays venom through the tips of its fangs into enemies ’ eyes .

Mr . Grove told South African media how he then rushed the family to the Alberlito Hospital around 10 or 15 minutes ’ drive away.
His blinded wife took a bottle of water with her and continually rinsed her eyes on the journey , which he says probably saved her sight .