Man Brings Deadly Russell’s Viper to Hospital After Snakebite in Bihar

A man in Bihar, 48 years old, made news on Tuesday when he walked into a hospital with a big snake around his neck. It was a dramatic and strange event. The man, whose name was Prakash Mandal, was bitten by a Russell's Viper, which is one of the deadliest snakes in India. He brought the snake to the hospital in a last-ditch effort to make sure he got the right care.

The shocking event took place in Bhagalpur, a city in Bihar. The snake bit Mandal on the right arm while he was resting at home. Mandal was paid every day. When the Russell's Viper, which is known for being very poisonous, bit Mandal, it made him feel scared and unsure. Because Mandal was worried that he might get the wrong treatment because of the snake's identification, he did something very brave: he caught the snake and brought it with him to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital.

When they got there, they saw Mandal with the snake around his neck and a bandage around the bite on his arm to keep the poison from spreading. As people inside and outside the hospital saw the scary scene, things quickly got out of hand. People watching the scene were worried and told Mandal to stay back, but he wouldn't let go of the snake and insisted on holding on to it while lying on a bed. Even as medical staff got ready to treat him, the snake stayed wrapped around his neck.

When the hospital staff saw the strange situation, they told Mandal to let the snake go so they could start treating him. After a lot of convincing, Mandal finally let go of the snake, which let the doctors do what they needed to do. His family, who went with him to the hospital, quickly put the snake in a bag to keep it from hurting anyone else.

It was a Russell's Viper that bit Mandal. This snake is one of the infamous "Big 4" that are thought to be responsible for most fatal snakebites in India. The Indian cobra, the common krait, and the saw-scaled viper are all very dangerous to people, but the Russell's Viper is especially dangerous in rural places where snakebites are common. Its poison has a strong mix of hemotoxins that can damage tissues badly, cause internal bleeding, and even kill you if you don't get medical help.

The snake was given to the local forest department after the event. They will make sure it is safe to go back into the wild. Even though it was scary, Mandal's quick thought in bringing the snake to the hospital may have saved his life because it let doctors quickly figure out what kind of poison it was and give him the right antivenin.

The event has also made people wonder how easy it is to get treatment for snakebites in rural places. A lot of people in India still have trouble getting medical care when they need it, especially for snakebites, which are still the top cause of death in the country.

For now, Prakash Mandal is getting better in the hospital. His life was saved by doctors who acted quickly and by his own choice to do something extreme to make sure he got the right care. People all over the area are talking about the strange event, which shows how dangerous venomous snakes can be and how strong people can be when they go through scary things.

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