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Five-Foot Snake Rescued From Jahangirnagar University Professor's Room
A non-venomous rat snake about five and a half feet long was rescued from the room of a Government and Politics professor at Jahangirnagar University.
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Snakes Spotted at Education Ministry, Officials Alarmed
Three snakes were seen in the education ministry's corridor on the 19th floor of the Bangladesh Secretariat, alarming officials who fear more may be hiding in storage.
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Python Rescued from Paddy Field in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a python from a paddy field in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, after it frightened workers harvesting Aus rice.
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Venomous Banded Krait Found in a Sreemangal Home
A highly venomous banded krait was rescued from a house in the Purbasha residential area of Sreemangal town and handed to the forest department for release.
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Snake Given Chemotherapy in a First for Cancer Treatment
Chester Zoo in the UK has used electrochemotherapy for the first time to treat cancer in a 15ft python, a treatment it believes has never before been given to a snake.
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Officer Dies During Snake-Catching Demonstration
A Malaysian civil defence officer has died after being bitten by a king cobra while demonstrating snake-catching techniques at a community event in Temerloh.
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Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Sherpur; Family Alleges Negligence in Treatment
A 20-year-old college student died after a snakebite in Sherpur, and his family blames doctors at the district hospital for not giving antivenom in time, which the hospital denies.
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Four Arrested With Snake Venom Worth Tk 38.5 Crore in Chirirbandar
Border Guard Bangladesh says a joint operation in Chirirbandar, Dinajpur, seized about 5.7kg of snake venom and arrested four people, with the total seizure valued at Tk 38.57 crore.
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Child Dies of Snakebite While Asleep in Meherpur's Gangni
A five-year-old boy in Gangni, Meherpur, died after being bitten by a snake while he slept, and was declared dead at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.
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Healer Digs at Snakebite Victim's Grave Three Days After Burial, Claims He Can Revive Her
Three days after Hasna Begum, 58, died of a snakebite in Tangail's Sakhipur, a traditional healer dug at her grave and claimed he could bring her back to life.
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12-Foot Python Rescued From a House Ceiling in Sreemangal
A 12-foot python was rescued unharmed from the ceiling of a house in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
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Woman Detained With 24 Monitor Lizards in Khagrachhari
Police detained a woman in Khagrachhari with 24 monitor lizards she said she had bought in Chattogram to sell.
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Teenager Dies of Snakebite While Asleep in Jhenaidah
A 14-year-old boy in Jhenaidah died after a venomous snake bit him in his sleep, having first been taken to a local healer rather than hospital.