Mahabubabad: Baby dies after being bitten by snake

Mahabubabad: In a bizarre incident, a 3-month-old baby died after being bitten by a snake, that was found in the folds of a blanket used to keep her warm. This heart rending incident was reported in Shanigapuram village on Saturday night. Relatives said the baby began crying inconsolably in the night and her father rushed […]

Mahabubabad: In a bizarre incident, a 3-month-old baby died after being bitten by a snake, that was found in the folds of a blanket used to keep her warm. This heart rending incident was reported in Shanigapuram village on Saturday night.

Relatives said the baby began crying inconsolably in the night and her father rushed her to the Mahabuababd Government Area Hospital. While the doctors were examining her, a snake later identified as a Checkered keelback, slithered out of the blanket that was wrapped around her.

The snake bit the father, Kranthi who was holding the baby. The baby was hospitalised for a week for lung infection and was treated in a hospital in Khammam. Doctors were not sure whether the baby died of snake bite or due to some other reason and had suggested the parents to allow them to conduct an autopsy.

Generally, checkered keelbacks, though venomous, are not generally harmful to humans, it is said. Kranthi and his wife Mamatha are daily wage earners and the baby is their only child, police said.

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