Morena, Oct 26 (PTI) In a freak incident, an 18-year girl died on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district of snakebite after the reptile had been dismembered by a fodder cutting machine, a police official said.

The incident took place in Naudanda village under Bamsauli panchayat in Sabalgarh area, about 65 km from the district headquarters, Rampur police station house officer (SHO) Rammantra Gupta said.

“Bharti Kushwaha was cutting green fodder at her home when a snake hidden in the pile got caught in the machine and was sliced into three parts. While lifting fodder, she was bitten on the hand even though the snake’s head had been severed,” he said. Show Full Article

Her kin first took her to local healers in three nearby villages for traditional treatment, but her condition deterior

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