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The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
‘Killed it on the spot': Toddler bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands
An infant in the northern Indian state of Bihar reportedly bit a cobra to death after it coiled around his hands. The one-year-old boy, identified only by his first name Govinda, bit the cobra while he was playing at his home in the small town of Bettiah near the Indo-Nepal border, according to local news reports. "When we saw the snake in the child's hand, everyone rushed towards him, but in the meantime, he already bit the snake, killing it on the spot," the child's grandmother told local news. After biting the snake, the boy fainted and was rushed to a primary health care centre for initial treatment, after which he was taken to the town's Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH). 'The boy, Govind Kumar, was referred here yesterday by the primary health centre close to his village where he was rushed by family members after he fainted soon after chewing on the live snake,' hospital superintendent Duvakant Mishra told Indian Express. The venom's effects were reportedly mild, only knocking the boy unconscious, but not fatal. "Timely treatment saved Govinda's life," Saurabh Kumar, a doctor of the government hospital, told the Times of India. "The child's condition is currently stable and treatment is being administered under the supervision of doctors. The medical team is treating the child, providing continuous medication, and he is under observation,' Dr Kumar said. Govinda reportedly is being closely monitored at GMCH Bettiah with treatment for poisoning expected to start if he started showing any symptoms, according to local news reports. India has around 300 species of snakes, including 60 highly venomous snakes such as the Russell's vipers, kraits, and the saw-scaled viper, which are responsible for most of the bite-related deaths. The Indian cobra completes this list of the "big four" species responsible for the most snakebites in India. The country recorded over a million snake bite deaths in just two decades from 2000-19, according to a study published in 2020 in the journal eLife. More than two-thirds of the recorded deaths came from eight of India's 28 states, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
‘Killed it on the spot': Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands
An infant in the northern Indian state of Bihar reportedly bit a cobra to death after it coiled around his hands. The one-year-old boy, identified only by his first name Govinda, bit the cobra while he was playing at his home in the small town of Bettiah near the Indo-Nepal border, according to local news reports. "When we saw the snake in the child's hand, everyone rushed towards him, but in the meantime, he already bit the snake, killing it on the spot," the child's grandmother told local news. After biting the snake, the boy fainted and was rushed to a primary health care centre for initial treatment, after which he was taken to the town's Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH). 'The boy, Govind Kumar, was referred here yesterday by the primary health centre close to his village where he was rushed by family members after he fainted soon after chewing on the live snake,' hospital superintendent Duvakant Mishra told Indian Express. The venom's effects were reportedly mild, only knocking the boy unconscious, but not fatal. "Timely treatment saved Govinda's life," Saurabh Kumar, a doctor of the government hospital, told the Times of India. "The child's condition is currently stable and treatment is being administered under the supervision of doctors. The medical team is treating the child, providing continuous medication, and he is under observation,' Dr Kumar said. Govinda reportedly is being closely monitored at GMCH Bettiah with treatment for poisoning expected to start if he started showing any symptoms, according to local news reports. India has around 300 species of snakes, including 60 highly venomous snakes such as the Russell's vipers, kraits, and the saw-scaled viper, which are responsible for most of the bite-related deaths. The Indian cobra completes this list of the "big four" species responsible for the most snakebites in India. The country recorded over a million snake bite deaths in just two decades from 2000-19, according to a study published in 2020 in the journal eLife. More than two-thirds of the recorded deaths came from eight of India's 28 states, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Fearless toddler, 2, bites COBRA to death after venomous snake attacked him
A FEARLESS toddler bit a cobra to death after the terrifying serpent attacked him in India. Courageous two-year-old Govinda Kumar had been playing at his home in the state of Bihar when the snake appeared. 4 4 The three-foot cobra began to coil around the toddler's hands when he grabbed it. But the child did not scream, instead biting down on the venomous snake's head, according to his grandmother Mateshwari Devi. She said: "I was moving firewood near the house and the cobra came out. "The child perhaps saw the snake moving and caught hold of it. "We rushed towards the boy and saw he had taken the cobra's head into his mouth. "We then separated the cobra from his mouth and hands. "The cobra died on the spot, while the child fell unconscious." Govinda passed out due to the snake's venom - which he had ingested when he bit the serpent. But the venom's effects were said to be mild - he was treated at hospital and has since been discharged. He was initially rushed to a nearby health centre in the incident's immediate aftermath, after which he was taken to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Bettiah for specialist care. Air India passenger plane catches fire on runway in SECOND airline panic in 24hrs just weeks on from crash disaster The GMCH Bettiah receives five or six snake bite cases each month, according to reports. But this was the first time its team had seen a child bite and kill a serpent. "Timely treatment saved Govinda's life," Saurabh Kumar, a doctor of the government hospital, told the Times of India. Cobra bites are highly dangerous to humans, and can cause severe tissue damage and death. Dr Saurab Kumar, associate professor in the GMCH Bettiah's pediatrics department, told The Telegraph: "I received the child active and alert but his mouth and face was swollen because of the reaction to the venom in the oral cavity. "We were surprised and cross-checked with his parents multiple times to ensure the child was not bitten by the cobra to rule out that venom had not gone into his bloodstream. "They told us he bit the cobra and the snake died on the spot." The child had eaten part of the cobra and the venom had entered his digestive tract, Dr Kumar added. "We gave him anti-allergy medicine and kept him under watch. "As he didn't develop any symptoms for 48 hours, we discharged the child on Saturday." The snake apparently died due to trauma caused by the child's bite, Dr Kumar said.
Telegraph
3 days ago
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- Telegraph
Toddler bites Cobra to death
A toddler in India bit a venomous cobra so hard that he killed it. Two-year-old Govinda Kumar was playing in his home in Bankatwa, a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, when he spotted the three-foot snake and grabbed it. The snake then coiled itself around the toddler's tiny hands, but instead of screaming, the child put the snake's head in its mouth and clenched his jaw, according to Mateshwari Devi, the boy's grandmother. Govinda was knocked unconscious after ingesting some of the venom, but was treated in hospital and has since been discharged. The snake died on the spot. Ms Devi said: 'I was moving firewood near the house and the cobra came out. The child perhaps saw the snake moving and caught hold of it. 'We rushed towards the boy and saw he had taken the cobra's head into his mouth. We then separated the cobra from his mouth and hands.' She added: 'The cobra died on the spot, while the child fell unconscious.' The family rushed him to a nearby health centre for treatment. He was later transferred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Bettiah for specialist care. Doctors at the paediatrics department of the GMCH Bettiah said they receive five to six snake bite cases every month during the rainy season but this was the first time they have seen such a 'highly unusual case' where a child has bitten and eaten part of the cobra. Cobras are highly venomous snakes, with their bites capable of causing severe tissue damage and potentially death. Dr Saurab Kumar, associate professor in the GMCH Bettiah's pediatrics department, told The Telegraph: 'I received the child active and alert but his mouth and face was swollen because of the reaction to the venom in the oral cavity.' 'We were surprised and cross-checked with his parents multiple times to ensure the child was not bitten by the cobra to rule out venom had not gone into his bloodstream. They told us he bit the cobra and the snake died on the spot.' He continued: 'The child had eaten a part of the cobra and the venom had gone into his digestive tract, unlike in the cases where the cobra bites the person and venom goes into blood and triggers neurotoxicity. 'We gave him anti-allergy medicine and kept him under watch. As he didn't develop any symptoms for 48 hours, we discharged the child on Saturday.' Dr Kumar said the cobra had died apparently because of the trauma to the head and mouth from the child's bite.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
‘Killed it on the spot': Infant bites cobra to death after it coiled around his hands
An infant in the northern Indian state of Bihar reportedly bit a cobra to death after it coiled around his hands. The one-year-old boy, identified only by his first name Govinda, bit the cobra while he was playing at his home in the small town of Bettiah near the Indo-Nepal border, according to local news reports. "When we saw the snake in the child's hand, everyone rushed towards him, but in the meantime, he already bit the snake, killing it on the spot," the child's grandmother told local news. After biting the snake, the boy fainted and was rushed to a primary health care centre for initial treatment, after which he was taken to the town's Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH). 'The boy, Govind Kumar, was referred here yesterday by the primary health centre close to his village where he was rushed by family members after he fainted soon after chewing on the live snake,' hospital superintendent Duvakant Mishra told Indian Express. The venom's effects were reportedly mild, only knocking the boy unconscious, but not fatal. "Timely treatment saved Govinda's life," Saurabh Kumar, a doctor of the government hospital, told the Times of India. "The child's condition is currently stable and treatment is being administered under the supervision of doctors. The medical team is treating the child, providing continuous medication, and he is under observation,' Dr Kumar said. Govinda reportedly is being closely monitored at GMCH Bettiah with treatment for poisoning expected to start if he started showing any symptoms, according to local news reports. India has around 300 species of snakes, including 60 highly venomous snakes such as the Russell's vipers, kraits, and the saw-scaled viper, which are responsible for most of the bite-related deaths. The Indian cobra completes this list of the "big four" species responsible for the most snakebites in India. The country recorded over a million snake bite deaths in just two decades from 2000-19, according to a study published in 2020 in the journal eLife. More than two-thirds of the recorded deaths came from eight of India's 28 states, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
