finally someone said it. Our anti-venom infrastructure is the worst to top it. Most death occur due to lack of anti-venom of the snakes outside the big-4. Our polyvalent only works on the big 4 but India still has 100s of venomous species with region specific
It is truly a very difficult thing to do in India, I think. Purely from a logistical perspective, the nation is huge, with many remote regions of populace. I am sure it will improve with time, though.
Doesn't help when the biggest snakebite epicentre is the Sundarbans delta, where you often need to take a boat to get to the nearest health centre that houses antivenom drugs.
Umm...no. That's not the case. It's not like this snake, rescued in South India, will be taken to East India about 2000 km away, and released in the Sundarbans delta.
The delta has one of the largest mangrove forest ecosystems in the world, and supports a diverse number of species, including tigers, saltwater crocodiles and king cobra.
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u/Infinite-Call-2068 4d ago
finally someone said it. Our anti-venom infrastructure is the worst to top it. Most death occur due to lack of anti-venom of the snakes outside the big-4. Our polyvalent only works on the big 4 but India still has 100s of venomous species with region specific