Mangaluru: In what can b called as an unique expericence for teh staff of Wenlock Hospital, a 33-year-old woman Aarthi, came to district Wenlock Hospital here for treatment along with the live snake that bit her on Thursday September 8 evening.
Arathi works as coolie. After returning home from work at around 5.30 pm on Thursday, Arathi went to the bathroom for heating water for bath. When she stretched her hand to pick up firewood from nearby stack, a snake bit her all of a sudden. There were three marks made by the snake's fangs in her hand. When a search was made by removing firewood, the snake was found.
As the people failed to identify the exact type of snake, a neighbour, Ramesh, put the snake in a transparent plastic container. In a short while, the 108 ambulance, to which call was made, arrived. The woman was taken to Bantwal hospital along with the snake but the family was told to go to Wenlock Hospital for lack of facilities at Bantwal hospital for treatment. Arathi was taken to Wenlock Hospital in ambulance where she was treated, and has since recovered.
