In village Baigamar a young man died due to snake bite. The family of the young man killed the snake and burned it along with the young man’s body.
Villager with snake
Korba. A young man died of snake bite in village Baigamar of Kartala police station area. The snake which caused the death of the young man was killed by the family of the young man and was burned along with the funeral pyre of the young man. During the last journey of the young man, the snake was tied with a rope and taken behind him and when the young man was cremated, the snake was also cremated there. During the rainy season, incidents of snake bite in the district are not stopping. A new case has come up in village Baigamar of Kartala police station area. Where 22 year old Digeshwar Rathiya, a resident of village Baigamar, was bitten by a poisonous snake. When the family came to know that he was bitten by a poisonous snake, the family members searched the house.
Where the snake that had bitten Digeshwar was locked in a basket by the family. Where Digeshwar was hurriedly taken to the local hospital for treatment. Where Digeshwar died during treatment. Where the police took legal action in the case and handed over the body to the family. After which the family reached Digeshwar’s house with his body where the family made preparations for Digeshwar’s last rites and his body was taken to the village cremation ground, on the other hand, the family tied the snake that had bitten Digeshwar with a rope and that snake was also taken behind Digeshwar’s last journey and when Digeshwar’s last rites were performed, the snake was also put in the pyre and burned.
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first such case
This is a new case in itself. However, when cases of snake bite are reported in rural areas, the villagers catch and kill such snakes, on the other hand, in village Baigamar, the snake that bit Digeshwar was cremated along with him.
Even the mosquito net couldn’t save me
Even the mosquito net could not act as a shield for the krait that came as the death of the young man. The young man was sleeping on the cot with a mosquito net but at night a poisonous krait entered inside the mosquito net and bit his leg. When the young man got up from the bed and looked, he saw a snake wrapped in the mosquito net. When he informed his family about this, they immediately took him to the hospital but he died during treatment on Sunday morning.