{
  "id": 5748162,
  "title": "Odisha watchman bitten by krait, cycles to hospital with snake in bag; critical",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/odisha-watchman-bitten-by-krait-cycles-to-hospital-with-snake-in-bag",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:49:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-watchman-bitten-by-krait-cycles-to-hospital-with-snake-in-bag-critical-101788598183106.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}