Popular snake handler and rescuer Vava Suresh (47) was hospitalized after being bitten by a cobra on Monday night throughout a rescue operation in Kerala’s Kottayam district.
A cellphone video shot by a neighborhood resident confirmed the second Suresh was bitten by a snake in Kurichi village. As Suresh put the reptile within the sack, he crawled to her leg and bit her above the knee. However, he managed to maintain the snake contained in the bag earlier than the locals took him to a personal hospital.
Hospital officers mentioned Suresh was unconscious when he was introduced. His situation is reportedly important and he’s being administered anti-venom.
Kerala’s widespread snake professional Vava Suresh was severely injured after being bitten by a cobra he was making an attempt to avoid wasting. As per preliminary experiences, Suresh, who has been bitten a number of occasions prior to now, has been taken to the hospital and is unconscious.
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Suresh rose to fame for shortly responding to calls from individuals who noticed snakes of their houses and backyards in Kerala. He later rescues these snakes after which releases them within the forest. He additionally began a present on a personal TV channel primarily based on his snake rescue mission.
In interviews, Suresh has claimed to have been bitten by snakes dozens of occasions throughout such rescue operations. In 2020, he spent weeks within the intensive care unit of a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after being bitten by a pit viper.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
