In Tangail's Sakhipur, Abdul Kader Brings the Live Snake That Bit Him to Hospital in a Plastic Sack

A man named Abdul Kader, 50, arrived at the Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex in Tangail carrying, alive, the very snake that had bitten him. The incident took place on Thursday night, October 29. After examining the snake, doctors at the hospital said it was not venomous.

Abdul Kader is the son of Jalal Uddin Mondal of Angargara village in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh. He said he was returning home from Angargara market on Thursday night when a snake bit him on the way.

Instead of fleeing after the bite, he switched on his mobile phone's light, searched out the snake and caught it. He then called local people together, and with their help put the snake into a plastic sack and went to the Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex for treatment.

Faruk Hossain, medical officer at the health complex's emergency department, said: 'I was amazed by the man's courage. He caught a live snake and brought it to the hospital. Examination showed the snake was not venomous, so there was no need to give him antivenom. However, he has been admitted to the hospital for observation.'

Dr Faruk Hossain advised that anyone bitten by a snake should come straight to hospital instead of trying to catch the snake, because attempting to catch it is dangerous and can make matters worse.

Selim Kabir, sub-assistant community medical officer at the hospital's emergency department, said: 'Abdul Kader came to the hospital with the live snake at around 8:45 pm. When the news spread on social media, curious people crowded into the hospital to see the snake. Some called the man a brave person. Later, the patient's relatives brought in a snake charmer, who took the snake away.'

Because the snake was not venomous, Abdul Kader did not need antivenom; he remains under doctors' observation at the hospital.