Unsettled villagers watched as dozens of snakes were removed from a property in Bihar, India.
However, there may in fact be many more fatalities, as many go unreported, particularly in rural areas without immediate access to health care.
Antivenom is used to treat venomous snake bites, however it doesn't always work. Survival largely depends on how quickly bites are treated, as well as the severity of the bite. The envenoming process also causes around 400,000 amputations and other disabilities each year. The child's death follows a similar incident on July 22, when a five-year-old girl died following a snake bite in Shamirpet, according to a report inThe news outlet reported that the child had been going to the toilet in some bushes when the she was bitten.
Police told Telangana Today:"Crying, she rushed inside and informed her parents that she was bitten by a chameleon. However, when her parents came out and checked, they found a snake passing by."While the species of snake responsible hasn't been identified, according to the World Health Organization, 90 percent of bites are caused by the common krait, Indian cobra, Russell's viper and saw scaled viper.
A file photo of snakes. About 40 of the creatures were discovered at a property in India following the death of a young girl.
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