Faridpur District Representative
In the monsoon season of Charbhadrasan upazila of Faridpur, the banks of Padma river, the water in the monsoon season has caused a rise in the infestation of Russell Viper snakes.
The remaining two have died, the snake victims have been treated at Charbhadrasan Upazila Health Complex and Faridpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital.
Charbhadrasan Sadar UP Chairman Md. Azad Khan said, ‘Bedena Rani Russell, wife of Amrit Mandal of Kamardangi village in my union, died after being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for viper snakebite.’
Amrita Mondal, husband of Bedena Mandal, who was killed in the last Russell viper snake, said, ‘I was working in the paddy field on August 18 (Friday).
My wife came through the road in the middle of the field with rice for me around 4 pm. After that, we were a local Ojha. I came home with the name of poison. When my wife fell ill an hour after coming to Bai, we again went to Ojha for treatment.’
He said, even after the second round of poisoning, if there is no change in Bedena, they took him to Charbhadrasan Upazila Health Complex.
After taking him there, Bedena felt a little better and was treated in the hospital, the next day around 10 am, when she reappeared with the symptoms of poisoning, the doctors gave her an antivenum and referred her to Faridpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital where her condition worsened, and she was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on August 23. She died after one day of treatment. She said that she died of kidney problems.
According to local sources, Russell's viper snake floated with flood water a few years ago The snakes have been cut down in the pastures of various unions of the upazila, and then the snakes are prone to the upazila jungle, this year, the farmers, laborers and laborers of the upazila are being bitten by snakes to work in the crop fields.
It is known that Lablu Sheikh (35), son of Mathal Sheikh of Aminkhahardangi village of Charharirampur Union of Upazila, died recently, and after the snake work, he was healthy after treatment at Faridpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital. Mizanur Rahman (22), Shahabuddin Munshi (25), son of Shafi Munsi of the same village, Swarna Akhtar (18), Sheikh Yunuch (30) son of Sheikh Badsha of Ekram Matubbardangi village of Charharirampur Union and many people including Jatal Fakir (38) of Shalepur village.
Badruzzaman Mridha, Chetman of Char Jhaukanda Uniton Parishad of the upazila, said, ‘This year, my union has increased snake infestation and dengue mosquitoes. If everyone is With the help, I will be able to kill Russell viper snake and dengue mosquitoes.’
Jahangir Kabir Bepari, Chetman of Charharirampur Uniton Parishad of the upazila, said, ‘This year, the monsoon water is high in the pastures. The Russell Viper is mainly a mountain snake. We have to be careful about snakes. We have to increase the awareness among the Charanchal people to prevent this situation.’
Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Hafizur Rahman said, ‘Our upazila health complex has given antidote injections of snake cum. There are already antidote injections for snake bite patients. But in rural areas, some people who believe in Ojha and Kabiraji treatment are not taking injections due to negligence.’
