Nalgonda farmer dies of snakebite while checking paddy field

Desperation to save his standing paddy crop and power cuts, cost a farmer his life after he was bitten by a snake while water his fields at Munugode. Though, he drove a bike to Primary Health Care Centre but breathed his last while being shifted to hospital in Nalgonda.

Thiripari Satyam (41), a farmer from Yellalagudem village in Munugode Mandal, went to his paddy field on Sunday afternoon. As power cuts continued like other days, he anxiously walked to the



fields to check water supply.In his desperate attempt to save the crop, Satyam was unexpectedly bitten by a snake lurking on the bund.

Realizing his life was slipping away, he managed to call his family to inform them of the situation and rode his two-wheeler to the Munugode Primary Health Centre. After receiving initial first aid, he was being transported to Nalgonda Hospital in a ‘108’ ambulance for advanced medical care but passed away en route, reports said.