Agartala

Man Dies After Being Bitten By Snake While Playing With It In Tripura

rinmoy Kanti Das, resident of South Tripura succumbed to death while playing with a venomous snake

Sentinel Digital Desk

Agartala: A 38-year old man in Tripura's South district died while he was playing with a venomous snake on Friday evening.

This deceased youth identified as Mrinmoy Kanti Das a resident of Jolaibari under South district.

Sources said that Mrinmoy used to keep the poisonous snake in his pocket and when he took it out of his pocket, the snake had bit him.

He was a pharmacist and cable operator by profession.

Family members said that Mrinmoy used to play with snakes whenever he saw them.

After dinner, the health condition of Mrinmoy started deteriorating and he was rushed to Santirbazar district hospital for treatment.

However, family members alleged that one Dr Umakanta Acharya, who was a doctor on-duty did not provide proper medical care to the patient.

As a result, the family members were forced to take Mrinmoy from the district hospital to GB Pant Hospital in Agartala.

In the meantime, he died on the road.

Family members said that if doctors did provide the proper medical care he would survive.

In a blazing new discovery that has added a new wave of accomplishment to Assam, not only in terms of sport or bravery but in the sense of biological greatness too. In a recent report, in over 100 years, a new variety in the family of snake species has been discovered in Assam. The major discovery that identified the new snake species was identified by a team of scientists from India, the UK, and the USA.

This amazing new species of snake, that has been discovered in Assam is a once-in-a-lifetime feat for not only biologists but also the people of the state. Reportedly, it has a distinct bindi-like mark on the back of its neck and hence, it has been named – Rhabdophis Bindi. Abhijit Das of Wildlife Institute of India quoted before the media, "The species is named due to its unique red marking on the back of the neck reminiscent of the red beauty spot adorning foreheads of Indian women called 'bindi'."

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