Four-year-old bitten by two snakes while asleep, dies

Shiva Kumar Pinna

Devaruppula: A four-year-old boy died after being bitten by two venomous snakes while he slept outside his house in Mundichintha Thanda of Dharmapuram village, Devaruppula mandal in Jangaon district on Friday. The incident came to light on Saturday.

According to Devaruppula sub-inspector (SI) U Srujan, the boy was sleeping along with his parents, Balaji and Kavitha. In the early hours of Friday, two snakes reportedly entered the house premises and bit the child on both legs several times. The first snake bit him on his right leg, while another later bit him on his left leg.

As the boy was in a deep sleep, he did not feel any pain. About an hour later, he noticed injuries on his legs and informed his parents, who identified the injuries as snake bites. They also spotted the snakes, which were identified as a Russell’s viper and another viper species. The child’s father, Balaji, killed them immediately. The parents then rushed the child to MGM Hospital in Warangal for treatment. However, the boy died while undergoing treatment at the hospital on Friday night.

A case has been registered, and the body was shifted for post-mortem examination. After completion of the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family members.