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Snake Panic Capsizes Boat, Killing Three Wedding Guests in Tangail
Three people including the groom's elder brother drowned in Tangail's Mirzapur when panic over a snake in the water overturned their boat.
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Python Rescued From Abandoned House, Released in Lemburban
Volunteers in Kalapara, Patuakhali, rescued a 12-foot Burmese python from an abandoned house and released it in the Lemburban forest.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Chuadanga, Child Injured
A 45-year-old woman died of a snakebite in Chuadanga's Alamdanga and an eight-year-old boy was bitten in Jibannagar on the same day.
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College Student Dies After Snakebite at Home and a Night with Faith Healers in Meherpur
A 19-year-old college student in Gangni, Meherpur, died after being bitten by a venomous snake at home and taken first to faith healers before reaching hospital.
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Snakebite Patient Arrives at Kushtia Hospital with the Russell's Viper That Bit Him
A trader bitten by a snake while fishing on the Gorai river in Kushtia killed it, put it in a bag and brought it to hospital, where doctors identified it as a Russell's viper.
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Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
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19-Foot Burmese Python Caught in Florida
A 22-year-old in Florida has caught a Burmese python 19 feet long, as long as an adult giraffe is tall, thought to be the longest of its kind in the world.
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What to Do to Stay Safe From Venomous Snakebites
Snakebites and the deaths they cause rise every flood season, but simple precautions can prevent most venomous bites.
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15 Cobra Hatchlings Found in Elderly Woman's Bedroom
Fifteen venomous cobra hatchlings have been found after the earthen floor of a bedroom in Khoksa, Kushtia, was dug up.
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The Country's 7 Most Venomous Snakes, and How to Recognise Them
Snakes become far more common in the monsoon, but only a handful of the country's species are highly venomous, and knowing them can help.
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What to Do Quickly If Bitten by a Snake at This Time of Year
Snakes are far more common in the monsoon, and most people who die from snakebite do so for lack of basic first aid.
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Snake Charmer Bitten After Mistaking Russell's Viper for Python
A snake charmer in Faridpur was bitten after catching a Russell's viper he mistook for a python, and turned up at hospital with the snake.
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Snakebite Victims Dying in Thakurgaon for Want of Antivenom
Three people have died of snakebites in Thakurgaon in July as the district's upazila health complexes have no antivenom.