Snakebite victims are dying in Taplejung as they do not get immediate medical attention

For eastern hill and mountain districts, the only snakebite treatment centre is in Charali, Jhapa, which could take days to reach for those living in remote regions.

Dhanmaya Mabo was bitten by a green pit viper, a venomous snake locally known as Hareu, when she was weeding the grass around her house in Tapethok Samling village in Phaktalung Rural Municipality, Taplejung, on July 12. The 52-year-old died 14 hours later.