Hyderabad, May 9 -- A four-year-old boy died after being bitten by two venomous snakes while he slept, in a heartbreaking incident reported from Mundichintathanda village of Devaruppula mandal, Jangaon.

The deceased, Sriyan, 4, was asleep when a cobra bit him in the middle of the night. Minutes later, a second venomous snake bit the boy before anyone in the household was alerted.

His condition deteriorated rapidly, and his parents, realising something was gravely wrong, rushed him to a nearby hospital. Sriyan did not survive the journey and was declared dead on the way.

Snake bites during sleep remain a serious hazard in rural areas of Telangana, particularly during the warmer months, when snakes are more active and often enter homes i...