Baby dies as mum accidentally fed her with breast milk poisoned by snake venom

The above captioned an incidence that occured to a 35-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh in India, the woman did not realise that she had been bitten by venomous during her sleep and when she woke up, she breastfed her daughter.

The three-year-old girl and the mother fell ill on Thursday and both died before they could reach hospital, Police inspector Vijay Singh told AFP.

The family spotted the snake in another room but the creature escaped.

A post-mortem is to be carried out, but Police have registered a case of accidental death, the officer added.

India is home to some 300 snake species and 60 are highly venomous, including the Indian cobra, krait, Russell’s viper and saw-scaled viper.

India accounts for 46,000 of the 100,000 snake bite deaths around the world each year, according to a 2011 study by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Source: Vanguard