Three-month-old baby dies in Vellore after snakebite

The infant succumbed to the snakebite on the way to hospital. 

Three months old boy died due to snake bite on his hand, in Vellore. 

VELLORE: A three month old boy allegedly died due to snake bite on Thursday in the Vellore district.

According to the sources, his parents Selvi and Kanniyappan from Asanampattu village in Odakathur allegedly found snake biting thier son’s hand in the wee hours of Thursday and rushed to the Odukathur Government Primary Health Centre. However, the PHC doctors advised them to take the baby to Vellore Government Medical College and Hospital for further treatment. But the infant succumbed to the snakebite on the way to hospital.

“We had the necessary medicines for snake bites at the PHC, and we administered them to the baby. If they had come earlier, we might have been able to save the baby,” Health Deputy Director Banumathi told TNIE.

While addressing the press, Vellore Collector Kumaravel Pandian expressed his condolences and said, “Their house was located on the foothills of mountain and thus exposed them to snakes during the rainy season. Parents should exercise caution in such situations.”