RAUTAHAT: Two persons, including an Indian national, died of snake bite in the district on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Muni Devi Patel (45) of Bairganiya, India, currently living in Gaur-3 and Asare Alam (14) of Laxminiya in Ishnath Rural Municipality in the district.

Patel, who was bitten by a cobra in the yard of a house, breathed her last in course of treatment at the District Hospital, Gaur.

Likewise, Alam was bitten by a cobra while he was helping his parents in the paddy field. He was first taken to a nearby health service in India.

However, his health deteriorated and was taken to the District Hospital in Gaur where doctors pronounced him brought dead.

According to Prabin Jha, an emergency medical in-charge at the Hospital,  everyday more than 10  snake bite victims are rushed to the hospital. Some are discharged after the treatment while others are admitted depending upon their health condition, said Jha, currently, a 12-year-old Sarfunesa of the district is undergoing treatment at the Hospital.

Jha further added that the hospital has abundance of anti-snake venom, a medicine necessary to treat patients with snake bite.

According to the hospital records, 5 persons have lost their lives due to snake bites since the month of Jestha this year alone.

As the Monsoon starts and the mercury rises, the incidence of snakes coming out of their habitat from underground increases. As a result, farmers tilling in the farm land or people living in their homes encounter poisonous snakes.

Informing that the District Hospital has properly managed the treatment plans and kept enough the anti-snake venom, chief of the Hospital Nabal Kishor Jha added that people should take precautions while walking-noticing where they are steeping-, working in a farm-avoiding the bushes- and keeping houses and beds neat and tidy to avoid being bitten by a snake.