Snakebite victims in Bihar - in pictures

  • Panchanand Mahaldar, 60, and his wife Urmilla Devi, 50, with a photograph of their eight-year-old grandson Gaurav Kumar, who died of snakebite in July this year. Gaurav visited his grandparents at Singhia in Purnea in eastern state of Bihar for a summer holiday when he was bitten. Photos: Taniya Dutta / The National
    Panchanand Mahaldar, 60, and his wife Urmilla Devi, 50, with a photograph of their eight-year-old grandson Gaurav Kumar, who died of snakebite in July this year. Gaurav visited his grandparents at Singhia in Purnea in eastern state of Bihar for a summer holiday when he was bitten. Photos: Taniya Dutta / The National
  • Manjula Devi, 30, shows a snake bite on her toes. She was treated at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
    Manjula Devi, 30, shows a snake bite on her toes. She was treated at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
  • Jameela Khatton was walking home early one morning in September when she was bitten by a cobra that would not let go of her
    Jameela Khatton was walking home early one morning in September when she was bitten by a cobra that would not let go of her
  • Jameela Khatoon, who is 70, was taken for treatment for the cobra bite at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
    Jameela Khatoon, who is 70, was taken for treatment for the cobra bite at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea in Bihar
  • Manjula Devi was sleeping on a mat beneath a mosquito net when she was bitten by a cobra at her home in Purnea
    Manjula Devi was sleeping on a mat beneath a mosquito net when she was bitten by a cobra at her home in Purnea
  • Doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea treat an average of 15 snakebite patients a day
    Doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea treat an average of 15 snakebite patients a day
  • Pappu Kumar Soren with a photograph of his father Jarilal Soren, 60, who was killed by a snakebite this year. Mr Soren was outside his home in Singhia near Purnea when he was attacked
    Pappu Kumar Soren with a photograph of his father Jarilal Soren, 60, who was killed by a snakebite this year. Mr Soren was outside his home in Singhia near Purnea when he was attacked
  • A doctor at Purnea Government Medical College and Hospital with an anti-venom given to snakebite victims in an emergency. Staff treat an average of 15 cases each day
    A doctor at Purnea Government Medical College and Hospital with an anti-venom given to snakebite victims in an emergency. Staff treat an average of 15 cases each day
  • Gaurav Kumar, 8, was playing at a shop run by his grandparents when he was bitten by a snake. He was visiting them for a summer holiday in Singhia when he was attacked. The closest help was a local healer as the primary hospital was 15km away
    Gaurav Kumar, 8, was playing at a shop run by his grandparents when he was bitten by a snake. He was visiting them for a summer holiday in Singhia when he was attacked. The closest help was a local healer as the primary hospital was 15km away
  • Pappu Kumar Soren, whose father was killed by a snake, and his neighbours discuss the increasing numbers of snakes within the village of Singhia
    Pappu Kumar Soren, whose father was killed by a snake, and his neighbours discuss the increasing numbers of snakes within the village of Singhia