Odisha watchman bitten by krait, cycles to hospital with snake in bag; critical
An Odisha watchman cycled to hospital with a venomous common krait in a polythene bag after it bit him, before his condition deteriorated.
A watchman in Odisha was bitten by a common krait while on duty and cycled to a hospital carrying the venomous snake in a polythene bag. Mochiram Tudu from Mayurbhanj district later developed complications and was referred to a hospital in Baripada for further treatment. The incident highlights the ongoing issue of snakebite deaths in the state, with Odisha recording 1,150 snakebite deaths in 2023-24 and 709 fatalities in 2024-25.
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