The impressive snake case shocked social media. A man had to have his leg amputated 23 years after he was bitten by a jackfruit bush. In a video posted online, biologist Enrique reveals the case.

The man had to have his leg amputated years after the bite. Photo: Biologisa Henrique/Reproduction/ND.

In the images, the professional reacts to the video with some misinformation about the case. He explains that the wound may not have fully healed.

The leg has been deformed and injured over the years, and other biological factors may have further compromised the site, such as diabetes.

However, the biologist refutes the version that the poison remained in the body of a man all these years, and also that eating pirarucu meat could provoke a problem.

Watch the full story of a man who lost his leg years after being bitten by a snake: