snakebite Stories

Tana River Senator seeks Senate health probe after pregnant woman dies from snakebite
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has accused the county government of neglect after a pregnant woman died from a snakebite at Hola Referral Hospita...

Snake farming could unlock economic and health benefits, experts say
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2025

It is illegal to keep wild animals in captivity without KWS approval. Only animals that are sick, orphaned, injured, quarantined, used for research or...

Kenya joins global push to combat snakebite deaths which claim around 4,000 lives annually
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

This condition, considered one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases, disproportionately affects people in poor and rural communities.

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