MADHYABINDU (NAWALPARASI), August 21: The ‘Nepal Snake Festival’ has actually been arranged at Kawasoti on the event of Naag Panchami. The two-day Festival was arranged with the goal of decreasing the dispute in between human beings and snakes, consequently maintaining snakes.
Kamal Devkota, a snake conservationist, said that the snake celebration was arranged for the very first time in Nepal under the auspices of Nepal Toxinology Association, the District Division Forest Office Nawalpur and Health Office Nawalpur, Nepal Red Cross Society and Madhyabindu Multiple Campus.
At the celebration, numerous stalls are set up to supply info about snakes, snake bites and snake defense. Especially in summer season, the variety of snakebite clients increases in Terai area and death happens if not dealt with in time. “Snakes are as essential as human beings in the world, due to the fact that snakes are likewise a part of the eco-friendly system, ” Devkota said.
“Only 20 percent of snakes are poisonous, 80 percent of snakes are non-venomous, you ought to not worry if you are bitten by a snake,” says Dr. Chabilal Thapa, Focal Person of Snake Bite Management. There are numerous kinds of misunderstandings about snakes in the general public mind and sometimes lots of people have actually lost their lives due to the absence of basic understanding about snakes and snake bites.
Mukesh Rana, a trainee who took part in the celebration, said previously he utilized to determine snakes just by taking a look at the color, now he can determine snakes by taking a look at the skin. “I have actually acquired understanding about what to do when bitten by a snake, how to handle snakes,” he said.
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