Ludhiana, July 8 -- With the onset of monsoon, the cases of snakebite in the district recorded a two-fold rise in June with one person even dying due to the snakebite.

In April the district recorded 10 snakebite cases, which rose to 24 in May and 58 in June. The death due to snakebite was recorded in Khanna.

Dr Asmita Narang, wildlife expert at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), said that the snakebite cases rise in monsoons as the reptiles who usually live underground move up to the surface after rains.

While the region has various types of snakes, Dr Narang cautioned against four very poisonous snake varieties, Indian cobra, Russell Vipers, Saw-scaled vipers and Common Kraits.

"These are the poisonou...