EnvironmentThe harmless rat snake guards crops from rats; do not mistake it for the krait
The rat snake is harmless and a farmer's friend, while the night-roaming common krait is deadly; writer Almas Tahmid explains how to tell them apart.
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Large Monocled Cobra Found Hiding in Sreemangal Staff Quarters
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation has rescued a venomous monocled cobra from a home in staff quarters next to Kalighat post office in Sreemangal.
Environment
14 Monocled Cobra Eggs Hatch After 46 Days of Care in Kalapara
Fourteen monocled cobra eggs kept and tended at an animal shelter in Kalapara, Patuakhali, have hatched for the first time after 46 days of care.
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Snake falls on father's shoulder as he walks with his child at a waterfall
A large snake fell from the rocks onto the shoulder of a man carrying a small child at Amboli waterfall in India's Maharashtra, causing panic among tourists.
Fruits
Cat Snake Found Hiding in a Bunch of Bananas in Sreemangal
A brown phanimonsa, or cat snake, found inside a bunch of bananas at a Sreemangal banana wholesale market has been rescued and handed to the forest department.
Crops
The 10 Snakes Most Often Seen in Bangladesh, and Which Are Venomous
Many people assume every snake is venomous, but about 80 per cent of Bangladesh's snakes are not; here are the 10 most commonly seen species and which ones are dangerous.
Environment
The snakes a Bangladeshi farmer meets most often, and which are venomous
Professor Farid Ahsan of Chittagong University says 80 percent of the snakes found in Bangladesh are not venomous.
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Snake bites sleeping child in Sakhipur; four-year-old dies
A four-and-a-half-year-old boy in Tangail's Sakhipur died of a snakebite after being bitten in his sleep and referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for lack of ICU care.
Agribusiness
Why snake wine is so popular in South-East Asian countries
Snake wine, spirit with a whole snake steeped in the bottle, began as a traditional Chinese medicine more than 2,000 years ago and is now a popular drink and status symbol across South-East Asia.
Environment
New antivenom for cobra bites could be a breakthrough in snakebite treatment
Scientists in India and Denmark have developed an antivenom made of five nanobodies that proved highly effective against the venom of several Indian cobra species in tests on mice.
Environment
How Actress Nutan Unknowingly Killed Two Snakes
Actress Nutan has recounted on a podcast how two snakes died after she pressed their necks too hard during the shooting of Rajmahal.
Crops
Monocled Cobra Rescued from Tea Garden, Workers Alarmed
A venomous monocled cobra found by tea pickers at Bhurbhuria tea garden in Sreemangal was rescued and handed to the forest department for release into the forest.
Crops
Padma Swells in Daulatpur, Flooding Low-Lying Areas as Snakes Terrify Flood-Hit People
Continuous rain and upstream water have pushed the Padma above danger level at Hardinge Bridge, stranding about 50,000 people in Daulatpur, Kushtia, and submerging roads and farmland.