Interesting fact:

There have been many postulations as to how the fortuitous death of Cleopatra really occurred. Ancient Roman sources claim that she committed suicide by being bitten by an Egyptian cobra. The man who was alive at the time of the incident, named Strabo, claims that she was either bitten by an asp (another type of snake) or that she applied a toxic ointment herself. Even the place where she lays buried remains a mystery, though it is often speculated to be near the temple of Taposiris Magna, southwest of Alexandria.