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Child Dies of Snakebite in Jashore, Fear Grips Area
A six-year-old girl bitten by a snake at home in Sharsha, Jashore, died under treatment in a Khulna hospital.
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Youth Dies on Way to Hospital After Exorcist Treats Snakebite
A young man bitten by a snake in Godagari, Rajshahi, died before reaching hospital after relatives first took him to an exorcist.
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Do You Know the World's Longest Venomous Snake?
The king cobra, which can reach 3-4 metres, is the world's longest venomous snake, while the reticulated python is the longest snake of all.
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Krishak League Plants 1,000 Fruit, Timber and Medicinal Trees in a Day
The Dhaka North unit of Bangladesh Krishak League planted 1,000 saplings in Uttara as part of its three-month drive to plant 52 lakh trees.
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Rashed Profits From 30 Local and Foreign Mango Varieties
A Sitakunda farmer who planted 30 mango varieties on abandoned land at the foot of the hills is making good money this season.
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Now in Lakshmipur, Another Snake Killed in Mistake for Russell's Viper
A snake killed on the Meghna bank in Lakshmipur's Kamalnagar was not a Russell's viper, the upazila forest officer said.
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Who Will Protect Wildlife in Disasters?
After Cyclone Remal killed a record number of animals in the Sundarbans, conservationists say Bangladesh has no effective plan to keep wildlife safe in disasters.
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Villagers kill and burn a Russell's viper in Satkhira's Kalaroa
Villagers in Chanduria, Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira, killed, burnt and buried a Russell's viper, the second found in the village in two days.
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Russell's vipers being sighted along the Meghna coast
Russell's vipers have been turning up one after another along the Meghna coast in Chandpur, the latest found by the river in the Harisabha area.
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Taken to a faith healer first, then to hospital: Feni farmer dies of snakebite
A 45-year-old farmer in Feni's Sonagazi upazila died after a snakebite; he was first treated by a faith healer before being taken to hospital.
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Russell's viper caught in a fish trap in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur
A three-and-a-half-foot Russell's viper was caught in a farmer's fish trap in the Ichamati river in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur upazila.
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Villagers beat 14 cobras to death after finding them in a haystack in Kushtia
Villagers in Kalidaspur in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila beat to death a large cobra and 13 young cobras found in a haystack.
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No Deaths From Russell's Viper Bites, Enough Antivenom in Stock
Dinajpur's health department says three recent snakebite deaths were not caused by Russell's viper and that the district has enough antivenom.