Snake rescuer critical after being bitten by cobra in Odisha’s Balasore
Bhubaneswar: A snake rescuer has been hospitalised in a critical condition after he was bitten by a cobra in Balasore district of Odisha today.
Bikram Jena, an official of Jaleswar block in Balasore, spotted an Indian Cobra in his quarters in the morning.
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On being informed, snake rescuer Shankar Chand rushed to the spot and tried to rescue the cobra.
The poisonous snake reportedly bit Chand while he was trying to put it into a bag, sources said.
Chand was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the locality in a critical condition. Later, he was shifted to Balasore District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) after his condition deteriorated, sources added.
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