Snake bite deaths rise
The number of snake bite deaths has gone up during the past two
years, an Environment and Natural Resources Ministry survey
revealed.Kurunegala Assistant Director of Environmental Affairs R.M.
Jayatissa said 1,000 persons are reported to have died of snake bites
last year. Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has launched a
project to minimising the rate of snake bite deaths.
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