In recent years in the country The venom of the Russells viper is also reported in the sting of this poisonous snake that there are reports of deaths in various districts, especially when the crops are harvested, the farmers are being attacked by this snake. 10 people have died and been reported to have died.
The government's Venom Research Center data says that this snake is getting more in the banks of the Padma river. There are 68 people.
in the land of The situation has reached such a level that the campaign is being carried out on Facebook, the campaign to return the Russells viper by killing the snake is also being carried out. In this situation, Faridpur District Awami League General Secretary Shah Md. Ishtiaq Arif has announced a reward of 50,000 taka if it can kill this snake.
He said, ‘If anyone in Faridpur Kotwali area If Russells Viper can kill a snake, he will be given a reward of 50,000 rupees. This award will be given for killing each snake. The number of people who kill the snake will be given a reward of 50,000 rupees per snake. We try to protect people from this snake.’
How logical is the level of concern that Russells Viper is being expressed in the viper?
The non-governmental organization Deep Ecology and Snake Conservation Foundation says the Russells Viper is not the most poisonous or deadly snake in the country, but rather the country. Every year, the number of people who die from snakes is killed half of the snakes, but if the same treatment is not treated, the Russells Viper can also die.
Snake researchers and experts say that if this species of snake is chewed, there is also treatment and if you get proper treatment, the risk of death is reduced.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Samant Lal Sen said, ‘As a result of sufficient amount of poison antidog or antivenom (antivenom antibodies to be poisoned) in the country, the life or organs of the affected person are saved) and he has ordered antivenom to be kept in all the hospitals.
hygiene The Directorate has reported that 400,000 snakes have been killed in 2023. In the meantime, 7,000 people have died, most of them have been victims of cobra and keute species of snakes.
Ashoka Fellow of USA is a wildlife and environment expert in Bangladesh. Abu Said and Professor Farid Ahsan of Zoology Department of Chittagong University said that the fear that the Russells Viper is talking about is purely from the ground and it is exaggerated.
Professor Farid Ahsan said, ‘Many people are panicking without knowing. Seeing the snake, everyone is dying because of it. It is a good idea that everyone is better if treated. The solution is very good if you go to the nearest health complex very quickly.’
According to Professor Farid Ahsan, if Russell's Viper Kamjale can be treated in a hundred minutes, the risk will be reduced to a large extent.
He said, ‘This snake has been spreading in the land or in the field. Padma Meghna Yamuna is floating, but still there was no cause of panic.
He said, if people are a little careful, it is possible to avoid snakes. The campaign that is going on with the Russells Viper is also not correct.
Researcher Md. Abu Said says, ‘If the Russells viper is given Kam, the patient dies, but the patient does not die easily. The patient does not die easily before at least 72 hours. There is also information that the snake lived for 15 days in Bangladesh.’
President of Bangladesh Toxicology Society Dr. Md. Abul Fatz wrote a book on snake bite and its treatment, he noted, ‘A patient may die 8 hours after the bite of a cow snake bite, an average of 18 hours after the bite of a snake bite and the average 72 hours or three days after the bite of the moon snake. In most cases, it is necessary to apply antivenom during this period.’
The Deep Ecology and Snake Conservation Foundation says that it is the seventh (including marine snakes) of the country's subcutaneous mediant lethal dose (including the maritime snake). Therefore, Russell's viper is not the most poisonous or most deadly snake in the country.
The joint researchers of the research titled Russells Viper of Bangladesh Its Grooms and Threats on Human Being published in 2019. Abu Said said, ‘Russell's Viper has been seen in some places in the country like 22-24. Although there are some jackats in the 27 districts of Chittagong Medical College, according to the Venom Research Center, it is less lethal in the area of cobra or Keut, but the venom of this snake is more. That's why it doesn't work anymore with antivenom. Gradually, lungs, kidneys are affected, there will be a lot of bleeding in one stage, then if you give blood, you will give blood. It does not exist in the body.’
He also said, ‘If you can feel that the cobra or the keute work, you can feel it that the snake will swell immediately if the Russell viper is swollen and the snake will not go immediately. That's why the patient or others can be sure. A doctor can quickly pretend to antivenom. If it is, this is also a risk that is less and this is the reason for this risk.’
Deep Ecology and Snake Conservation Foundation says that the polyantivenum used in Bangladesh is The venom of Russells viper is a treatment that is not an antivenom, but there is a shortage of trained doctors, antivenom supplies and ICUs.
Precautions to avoid this snake
Professor Farid Ahsan says that this snake usually prefers to move around at night and people's oriental areas are not usually used for living in bushes, crop balls or land holes.
He said, "They live in the grass forest, the bushes, so they can be careful when they go to the jaws. If you don't put the stick, the snake will move away. If the farmers wear gumboots and do not stick with the sticks before they get down to the land, they will move away. So there is no reason for fear, but there is no reason to be careful."
