A 70-year-old daily-wage labourer, Mani, died after being bitten by a snake near his house in Nanchipuram, near Uthiramerur, on Tuesday night.According to reports, Mani was attending to nature’s call when the snake bit him.
He reportedly killed the snake with a stick and went to Uthiramerur Government Hospital with his relatives. Doctors identified it as Russell's viper and provided initial treatment.
However, he later collapsed and died.Uthiramerur police sent his body to Chengalpattu Government Hospital for a postmortem and registered a case.
The incident has raised concerns among residents, who allege that a shortage of doctors, medicines and medical equipment at the Uthiramerur Government Hospital affects emergency treatment for snakebite victims.
