KATHMANDU: Two infants, ages nine and eleven months, died from snake bites in Gulariya Municipality-1, Bardiya district. The infants were being taken to Bardiya Hospital for treatment, but before they arrived, they passed away from their wounds, according to hospital medical supervisor Dr. Subash Pandey.

In a different incident, a snake bite caused major damage to Madhuban Municipality-2 child Riya Chaudhary, age six. She has been sent to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj for additional care, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Tulsiram Aryal.