Bit through bedsheet Shravani was bitten by the snake while lying on a mattress with her elder sister at their home in Varkunti village in Palghar district on Sunday afternoon. The snake bit the child through the bedsheet

Bite goes unnoticed Shravani didn’t immediately realise that she had been bitten. She later began feeling dizzy and uneasy and complained to her grandmother. The grandmother then informed the girl’s father, who was at his farm located some distance away

Rushed to hospital The family took some time to arrange transport to Palghar Government Hospital. Shravani remained somewhat conscious but began vomiting. She was taken inside the hospital for examination and treatment but succumbed

Snake found in house After Shravani was taken to the hospital and an extensive search of the house, the Indian spectacled cobra was found hiding in a corner under the bedding

An Indian spectacled cobra

Shravani Akshay Mandal. The eight-year-old girl from Palghar who got bitten by an indian spectacled cobra.