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He reportedly got bitten by a King cobra while cleaning the back cage. (TOI Photo)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A zoo keeper died of snake bite in Thiruvananthapuram zoo here on Thursday.
Harshad, 44, a zoo keeper entrusted with care of reptiles reportedly got bitten by a King cobra while he was cleaning the back cage.
The cobras were not put for display in the enclosure owing to lockdown. The reptiles were kept in the backshelter.
The zoo authorities said that Harshad may have got bitten while cleaning the back cage.
Three king cobras are being kept in Trivandrum zoo. One snake is kept separately while the other two are housed as a pair.
The officials suspect that Harshad may have been bitten by the snake kept in one of the back cages. He was rushed to Medical college hospital but his life could not be saved.
Harshad is a resident of Kattakada. He leaves behind his wife and a kid.
Harshad, 44, a zoo keeper entrusted with care of reptiles reportedly got bitten by a King cobra while he was cleaning the back cage.
The cobras were not put for display in the enclosure owing to lockdown. The reptiles were kept in the backshelter.
The zoo authorities said that Harshad may have got bitten while cleaning the back cage.
Three king cobras are being kept in Trivandrum zoo. One snake is kept separately while the other two are housed as a pair.
The officials suspect that Harshad may have been bitten by the snake kept in one of the back cages. He was rushed to Medical college hospital but his life could not be saved.
Harshad is a resident of Kattakada. He leaves behind his wife and a kid.
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