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Techie Dies After Juvenile Russell's Viper in Slipper Bites Him
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|September 01, 2025
A 41-year-old software professional died after he was bitten in the toe by a Russell's viper that was hiding inside his clog slipper. The baby snake too died of suffocation as the techie walked wearing the slipper for nearly 30 minutes without sensing any sting from the snake bite.
The incident occurred at Bannerghatta on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The deceased, Manju Prakash, was a resident of Ranganatha Layout in Bannerghatta.
This story is from the September 01, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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