Half of all global deaths due to venomous snakes occur in India

    • Snakebites are classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD).

Snakes in India

    • Over 300 species (60 venomous)
    • India has seen an estimated 1.2 million (12 lakh) snakebite deaths from 2000 to 2019, an average of 58,000 per year.
    • ICMR’s National Task Force for Research on Snake Bite in India

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