Amid Russell's viper panic, the forest department's wildlife crime unit says its hotlines are flooded with calls and that 80 per cent of the snakes people are killing are non-venomous.
Rumours on Facebook of Russell's viper sightings have caused panic in Kalapara, Patuakhali, but officials say the reports are false.
Alamdanga and Jibannagar health complexes in Chuadanga have no antivenom despite two recent snakebite deaths, and police have warned of action against anyone spreading Russell's viper rumours.
With fear of the Russell's viper spreading across Tangail, the civil surgeon says hospitals hold enough antivenom and urges people to stay alert rather than panic.
Farmer Rezaul Khan brought a live Russell's viper to Faridpur Press Club on 22 June to claim a Tk 50,000 reward announced by the district Awami League.
A doctor sets out the facts on the Russell's viper and snakebite, dispelling social media myths and explaining what to do, and not do, after a bite.
Villagers in Sundarganj, Gaibandha killed a young python on 22 June after mistaking it for a venomous Russell's viper.
Farmers in Lalpur, Natore, beat four Russell's vipers to death while harvesting peanuts on a Padma char on 22 June.
Khulna civil surgeon Dr Sheikh Safiqul Islam says there is no shortage of antivenom in the district's hospitals and there is no need to panic over Russell's viper.
Local people in Chattogram beat two pythons to death on 21 and 22 June, believing them to be Russell's vipers.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidance on avoiding and treating Russell's viper bites amid growing public concern.
Besides the Russell's viper, Bangladesh is home to several other venomous snakes; here is a guide to six of them and to the scale of snakebite in the country.
Rumours on social media of Russell's viper sightings have raised fear in Mirsarai, Chattogram, but officials say no such snake has been seen in the upazila.
