In several areas within the Indian subcontinent, snake bites continue to be a significant public health issue; indeed, they are directly connected with biogeographical, migrational and sleep patterns.

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A video of a rare deadly Indian snake is going viral on social media platforms for all the right reasons. An Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer was left stunned after spotting a banded krait ...

An Indian Forest Service officer has drawn widespread attention on social media after sharing a striking video of a highly venomous snake encountered during a night patrol. The clip, posted on X by ...

The video quickly went viral on social media. An Indian Forest Service officer has caught the attention of social media users after sharing a rare and striking moment from a night patrol. A short ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by venomous snakes more than 200 times. On nearly every occasion, he has positively encouraged it. Lethal cobras, mambas, vipers, taipans, rattlesnakes and kraits—he has ...

The death of a government school lab assistant due to a suspected snakebite near Tiruttani has turned out to be a murder committed for an insurance claim, a police investigation has revealed. Police ...

In a first for Assam, a man has survived a confirmed king cobra bite, thanks to rapid medical intervention despite the absence of species-specific antivenom. Kindly note the image have only been ...

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