Kannur/Idukki Two elderly women died of snakebites in Kannur and Idukki on Sunday.
In the first case, the deceased was identified as Nafisa, a native of Muthkuda near Thaliparamba.
She was receiving treatment in hospital after she was bitten by a poisonous snake in her home on Friday.
According to the police, Nafisa was found unconscious in her home at around 11 am and was taken to a nearby hospital.
It was later confirmed at the hospital that she had been bitten by a snake.
Police said she received anti-venom and remained on a ventilator, but died in hospital on Sunday morning.
An investigation has been opened into the incident.
Doctors suspect that Nafisa was bitten by a venomous krait.
Later in the afternoon, a 75-year-old woman died after being bitten by a snake near her home in Kangar in Idukki district, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Vishalakshi.
According to police, she was working outside her home when she was suspected of being bitten by a snake.
Although she was taken to a nearby hospital, she did not survive.
Officials at Kangar police station said that the body will be handed over to her relatives after an autopsy
With two new deaths, the number of deaths due to snake bites in Kerala in recent days rose to seven, including in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Idukki and Kannur districts.
Police said several other people were undergoing treatment in hospitals after snake bites.
In one such incident that occurred on Sunday, a woman named Sharmila, from Coimbatore and staying at a resort in Cherai near Kochi as a tourist, was bitten by a snake while walking in the resort’s garden.
She was transferred to a nearby hospital.
In another incident, a youth was admitted to hospital after being bitten by a snake at Ramankulangara in Kollam district on Sunday.
Likewise, a person was admitted to hospital after being bitten by a snake at his home in Morani, near Mallapally, in Pathanamthitta district, on Sunday afternoon.
As temperatures rise, experts warn that snakes may venture into homes in search of shade, cooler environments and rodents.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister’s Office on Sunday announced that the state government will bear the expenses of 10-year-old Anush, who is undergoing treatment after being bitten by a snake at his home in Kodali in Thrissur district last week.
Anoush’s brother, Aljo, died after a snake bite.
Anoush and Aljo were sleeping on the floor of their home when they were bitten by a krait on April 19.
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