Odisha man bitten by cobra reaches hospital with the poisonous snake in hand

In an unprecedented incident, a man bitten by a cobra arrived at the hospital while bringing the reptile along with him. The case was reported from Udala in the Mayurbhanj district.

The man has been identified as Ajit Karmakar, who rushed himself to seek medical care while also bringing along the dead body of the snake that bit him.

What had happened?

Sources reported the snake bit Ajit three to four times just outside his house in Nagpal village under Udala police station limits. Caught off guard, he became agitated and killed the snake before packing its carcass in a plastic bag.

Reports also stated that the man arrived at the hospital with grave symptoms of snakebite and was rushed for primary care. The animal was seized from him by hospital staff.

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Dead snake helped in faster treatment:

Meanwhile, doctors stated that since Karmakar had brought the snake with him, it was easier for them to identify the species and administer appropriate treatment. The snake was identified as a cobra.

“We noticed the fang marks and confirmed the snake bite. The man had bleeding in the bite regions of his body and dilated pupils, which are typical symptoms in such cases. Since he brought the snake with him, we were able to quickly identify that it was a cobra. He was administered appropriate neurotoxins,” stated Dr Rajkumar Nayak of Udala Medical.

However, sources maintained that the man’s condition remained critical, and he was subsequently transferred to Baripada, where he is currently undergoing further treatment.