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Updated: Di, 02 Sep 2025 10:25 PM (IST) Snakeman Saath Fafdana told Sri Krishna Ayush University that about 58 thousand people die in India every year. He said that 98% of people could be saved by getting timely treatment. He also informed the precautions that should be taken in hospital to avoid chaos and snake bite. He described awareness programs as important. Jagran correspondent, Kurukshetra. At a program organized at Sri Krishna Ayush University, Snakeman Saath Fafdana said that about 58 thousand people die every year due to snake bite, while timely treatment can occur these deaths. Remove the ad, just read the news. He said the situation was deteriorating due to a lack of information and chaos. After reaching the university, the Registrar professor Brijendra Singh Tomar and principal of Ayurveda Studies and Research Institute, Professor Ashish Mehta, Sathish Fafdana and his team welcomed. Snakeman Satish Fafdana said that 272 snakes are found in India, most of which are not toxic. If a snake bites a thousand people, about 800 people bite snakes without poison, 150 people to normal poisonous snakes and about 40 people cobras, which are deadly. He said that poisonous snakes often do not leave poison while cutting or leaves in very small amounts. In such a situation, people take the illusion of healing, but if the poison really reaches the body and is not taken to the hospital in time, it becomes difficult to save lives. He said that the patient’s life could be saved in 98 percent of cases by reaching the hospital at the right time and getting the poison against the compliance. He also informed the students and staff of the precautions to be taken in the case of snake bites and snakes entering the house. He said that the government should give jobs to the younger generation to catch snakes and give work in the skills corporation so that the lives of people are not in danger and snakes also survive. In the program, university teachers, employees and students also solved their curiousness by asking questions. Such conscious programs are very important: prof. Professor Brijendra Singh Tomar, registrar of Tomar Ayush University, said that even today people in rural and urban areas believe in traditions such as chandeliers, leading to unconscious precious lives. Such awareness workshops motivate people to adopt scientific approaches and reach the hospital in time. What to do if the snake bites? – Take a photo of the wound so that the species can be identified. – Wash the wound thoroughly. – Go to the hospital immediately, do not fall into the circle. – Constant monitoring of the patient even after installing the anti -neckgin. What to do when the snake enters the house? – Keep cleanliness in the house. – Do not put shoes or accessories under the bed. – Keep the floor firm so that the account is not formed. – Put the dough or white cement line near the bedroom door and wall so that the snake’s activity can be detected. – Do not leave the gap between the doors and the floor. – Sleep with mosquito nets.