A 3-year-old Boy In Sukabumi Dies After Being Bitten By A Snake While Sleeping

SUKABUMI - A three-year-old boy Khansa Tsurayyaa Amany, a resident of Subangkulon Village, Sukabumi City, West Java, died while undergoing treatment at R Syamsudin SH Hospital, Sukabumi City on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after being bitten by a venomous snake of the type of welang.

"Khansa, who lives in RT 01/06, Subangjaya Village, Cikole District, breathed her last at RSUD R Syamsudin SH about an hour after being bitten by a snake," said Widagda Gapitan (28), the father of the victim when met by ANTARA, Sunday, May 12.

According to information gathered from the victim's family, this incident occurred at around 01:40 WIB or early Sunday. Suddenly this boy woke up and complained to his parents Widagda Gapitan and Lina Karina (30) had pain in her right leg but no snake bite marks were found.

After being calmed down, the victim then returned to sleep, but not long after woke up and felt nauseous until he vomited. When he was about to leave his room to take drinking water for his son, the victim's mother found a snake with a length of about one meter in the corner of the room.

It is suspected that her child was bitten by a snake that has this deadly disease, without thinking, or around WIB, he took his child to R Syamsudin SH Hospital for medical treatment and was given an anti-snake serum.

But unfortunately, half an hour later, this poor boy died which was suspected to be a snake. "This is the fate of Allah SWT that we must accept," added Widagda.

Khanza's body, after being buried in the funeral home, was then buried in a public cemetery (TPU) not far from his house. Meanwhile, the snake that was suspected of having bitten the victim was still being sought by the Fire Department of the Sukabumi City Civil Service and Fire Department until Sunday night.

While being contacted separately, the Head of the Cikole Police, Kompol Cepi Hermawan, said that after receiving reports of residents being bitten by venomous snakes, they immediately conducted an examination at the scene.

After asking for information from the witness, namely the victim's parents and receiving information that this boy died from being bitten by a snake as evidenced by the presence of a snake and the results of a medical examination, his party confirmed that this incident was a disaster. The victim's body was buried at around 08:00 WIB.