Man brings snake in pocket to Mathura hospital after being bitten
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Mathura: An e-rickshaw driver walked into the district hospital here on Tuesday with a 1.5-foot-long snake in his pocket, claiming that the reptile had bitten him, officials said.
A purported video of the unusual incident has also surfaced on social media.
The patient, Deepak (39), a local resident, was bitten by the snake on Monday and came to the hospital seeking an anti-venom injection. In the video, when asked about the snake, he pulled it out of his jacket pocket and then put it back.
Deepak said he had arrived at the hospital around 30 minutes earlier and alleged that the facility lacked proper services.
“The patient was told to leave the reptile outside as it was putting the lives of other patients in danger,” Chief Medical Superintendent Neeraj Agrawal said.
Police were later called and rescued the snake. However, it is suspected that the reptile belonged to Deepak, the CMS added.
With PTI inputs