Snakebite leaves wife and six children destitute

By Binay Karn, Saptari, Oct. 4: It was night, and everyone was asleep. Suddenly, Mohammad Basir screamed. His family members woke up in alarm and saw a snake fleeing from his bed. They then rushed to arrange treatment. But by the time they managed to arrange a motorcycle, nearly half an hour had passed, and 38-year-old Basir had lost his life.