Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- An eight-year-old boy died on Thursday, August 6, after being bitten by a snake in Elkaspur government school in Telangana's Narayanpet.

Ranjith was rushed to the Narayanpet government hospital but died during treatment. Further details on the case are awaited.

A similar incident took place in Medak's Chinnashankarampet mandal last month where a nine-year-old girl Harika died after being bitten by a snake while she was asleep.

Rural India is still vulnerable to the threat of snakebites in the monsoon and post-monsoon period, as snakes find themselves forced out of their usual habitat and end up coming into contact with human habitation.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Siasat Daily....