Pappu Kumar Soren, whose father was killed by a snake, and his neighbours discuss the increasing numbers of snakes within the village of Singhia
Panchanand Mahaldar, 60, and his wife Urmilla Devi, 50, with a photograph of their eight-year-old grandson Gaurav Kumar, who died of snakebite in July this year. Gaurav visited his grandparents at Singhia in Purnea in eastern state of Bihar for a summer holiday when he was bitten. Photos: Taniya Dutta / The National
Manjula Devi, 30, shows a snake bite on her toes. She was treated at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
Jameela Khatton was walking home early one morning in September when she was bitten by a cobra that would not let go of her
Jameela Khatoon, who is 70, was taken for treatment for the cobra bite at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
Manjula Devi was sleeping on a mat beneath a mosquito net when she was bitten by a cobra at her home in Purnea
Doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea treat an average of 15 snakebite patients a day
Pappu Kumar Soren with a photograph of his father Jarilal Soren, 60, who was killed by a snakebite this year. Mr Soren was outside his home in Singhia near Purnea when he was attacked
A doctor at Purnea Government Medical College and Hospital with an anti-venom given to snakebite victims in an emergency. Staff treat an average of 15 cases each day
Gaurav Kumar, 8, was playing at a shop run by his grandparents when he was bitten by a snake. He was visiting them for a summer holiday in Singhia when he was attacked. The closest help was a local healer as the primary hospital was 15km away
Pappu Kumar Soren, whose father was killed by a snake, and his neighbours discuss the increasing numbers of snakes within the village of Singhia
Panchanand Mahaldar, 60, and his wife Urmilla Devi, 50, with a photograph of their eight-year-old grandson Gaurav Kumar, who died of snakebite in July this year. Gaurav visited his grandparents at Singhia in Purnea in eastern state of Bihar for a summer holiday when he was bitten. Photos: Taniya Dutta / The National
Manjula Devi, 30, shows a snake bite on her toes. She was treated at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
Jameela Khatton was walking home early one morning in September when she was bitten by a cobra that would not let go of her
Jameela Khatoon, who is 70, was taken for treatment for the cobra bite at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
Manjula Devi was sleeping on a mat beneath a mosquito net when she was bitten by a cobra at her home in Purnea
Doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea treat an average of 15 snakebite patients a day
Pappu Kumar Soren with a photograph of his father Jarilal Soren, 60, who was killed by a snakebite this year. Mr Soren was outside his home in Singhia near Purnea when he was attacked
A doctor at Purnea Government Medical College and Hospital with an anti-venom given to snakebite victims in an emergency. Staff treat an average of 15 cases each day
Gaurav Kumar, 8, was playing at a shop run by his grandparents when he was bitten by a snake. He was visiting them for a summer holiday in Singhia when he was attacked. The closest help was a local healer as the primary hospital was 15km away
Pappu Kumar Soren, whose father was killed by a snake, and his neighbours discuss the increasing numbers of snakes within the village of Singhia
