Cobra Bites Housewife Clearing Leaf Pile in Matlab Uttar, Family Brings Live Snake in Bottle to Hospital
A housewife named Shanta Begum, 27, fell ill after being bitten by a venomous cobra in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur. When she was taken to hospital, her relatives also brought the live snake with them in a bottle.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon in Eklaspur village of Matlab Uttar upazila. Shanta Begum is the wife of Sayem Hossain of that area.
Local sources said that on Friday afternoon Shanta Begum was clearing a stack of tree branches and leaves kept for fuel in her house yard. At that time the snake came out from there and bit her on the right leg.
Hearing Shanta's screams, family members rushed there. They then put the snake into a plastic bottle and took Shanta to Chandpur Government General Hospital.
A relative of Shanta said they captured the snake in the bottle and brought it to the hospital so that the doctor could see which snake had bitten her and ensure correct and quick treatment.
Asibul Hasib, a doctor at Chandpur Government General Hospital, said the snake is of the venomous cobra species. He said on Friday night that Shanta's treatment is ongoing and she is currently out of danger.
