Achi news desk-
Every year many people lose their lives due to snake bite in Manoharpur block. Despite this, there is a lack of awareness regarding snakebite in rural areas. Most cases of snakebite are from rural areas only. The new case is from Sunday night. Old Manoharpur village of the block
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Then he killed the snake with a stick and covered it with a pot. After that he slept again. When his condition worsened in the early hours of Monday, he told his family that he had been bitten by a krait snake. The family members immediately took this person to the hospital. After giving an anti-venom injection, he was referred due to his serious condition. But while being taken to Rourkela, he died in Bishra, Odisha. It may be noted that this is the first death due to snakebite in Manoharpur block this year.
The CHC in charge of Manoharpur, Dr. Anil Kumar, in case of snake bite, the patient should not be treated by exsanguination. Bring the patient to hospital immediately. There is no shortage of anti-venom medicine at Manoharpur CHC. Also, people should avoid sleeping on the ground.
Symptoms begin to appear within an hour or two after a krait bite, timely treatment is required
The common Krait snake, commonly known as the spotted mountain snake, is originally found in South East Asian countries including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is also known as the silent killer. A person cannot feel the pain because of his bite. Because of this the person gets confused. Symptoms include tightening of the facial muscles and inability to speak within 1-2 hours. If left untreated the patient can die from respiratory paralysis within 4-8 hours.
Here, a 7 feet python found in Seraikela, the forest department seized it
Seraikela A 7 feet python was spotted in Kudarsai of Seraikela Nagar area. Local people informed this to the snake catcher Raja Barik. Raja immediately reached the spot and rescued the python and after informing the forest department, the python was released into the dense forest. The discovery of python has become a topic of discussion in the village.
Dead krait snake and dead lotus hero (below).