Florida man choked to death after eating live cockroaches in gruesome competition [View all]

A man tragically choked to death after consuming dozens of live cockroaches during a competitive eating event in Florida, with the grand prize being a python.

Edward Archbold, 32, from West Palm Beach, Florida, met his untimely end due to asphyxiation when parts of the roaches blocked his airway during the 2012 competition.

He collapsed and began vomiting shortly after participating in the "Midnight Madness" promotional event at the Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

His girlfriend, Natasha Proffitt, revealed that Edward had eaten bugs before and intended to gift the female python to a friend if he won. Sarah Bernard, an entomology student at the University of Florida who attended the contest, told the Daytona Beach News Journal that the competition involved several rounds featuring different insects. ................(more)

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