Vegetables
Villagers Fed Up with One Monkey's Menace
A monkey that strayed from the forest into a Mirsarai village has been destroying fruit, vegetables and shop goods for 16 days and has bitten a child.
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Environment
Environment
10-Foot Python Rescued from Chittagong University
A Burmese python about 10 feet long and weighing around 14 kg was rescued from Chittagong University and released on an uninhabited hill.
Environment
Mistaken for a Frog Bite, Snakebite Kills Expatriate's Wife
A 21-year-old woman in Madaripur's Kalkini died of a snakebite after her family, seeing a frog at the spot, assumed a frog had bitten her.
Crops
22 Venomous Cobra Hatchlings Found in a Bedroom
Around 22 venomous cobra hatchlings have been recovered from a house in the Garakhola area of Madhukhali municipality in Faridpur.
Environment
Snake Falls From the Sky Onto a Woman in Texas, Sending Her to Hospital
A 64-year-old woman in Silsbee, Texas, was hurt by both a snake and a hawk after the bird dropped its prey on her while she was cutting grass.
Agribusiness
Trader Dies of Snakebite While Fleeing Floodwater
A trader in Pekua, Cox's Bazar, died after a venomous snake bit him as he left his flooded home for a safe shelter on 8 August.
Environment
Work Under Way to Curb Climate Change's Impact on Health
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says the government is working tirelessly to counter the adverse effects of climate change on human health, animals, livestock and biodiversity.
Environment
Young Woman Bitten Back When She Tries to Kiss a Snake
A young woman who tried to kiss a python on the head in a viral video was bitten on the lip by the snake.
Environment
Two Teachers of the Same Madrasa Die of Snakebite
Two teachers of the same madrasa in Gomostapur, Chapainawabganj, died after being bitten by a snake while asleep on the night of 6 August.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Gaibandha
A 32-year-old housewife died of a venomous snakebite in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, after first thinking she had been bitten by a rat.
Fisheries
Fishing Goes On Freely in the Sundarbans Despite the Ban
Fishing and crab catching continue in the Sundarbans during the three-month breeding-season ban, with 101 people detained in two months and locals alleging collusion.
Environment
Madrasa Student Dies of Snakebite in Jhalokati
A 12-year-old madrasa student died of a snakebite in Rajapur, Jhalokati, after her family first took her to exorcists instead of hospital.
Crops
Rain Held Hostage by Heat, Farmers Distraught Over Dry Seedbeds
With July rainfall about half of normal and August forecast to stay hot, fields that should be flooded are cracked and farmers are distraught over Aman and Aus cultivation.