You Need To Know The Danger Of The Papuan White Snake That Killed Klaten Resident In Raja Ampat, There Is No Anti-venom For It In The World Yet

White snake in the interior of Papua (Screenshot Youtube B 06 ADVENTURE)

JAKARTA - A doctor who specializes in venomous snake bites in Indonesia, Tri Maharani, revealed that the Papuan white snake (Micropechis ikaheka) has no anti-venom in the world. So that the activity of looking for the snake should not be carried out by anyone.

This was conveyed by Tri in response to the death of Anaas Muhtazul'ulum Exalos Indonesia as a result of being bitten by a micropechis ikaheka in Misool Raja Ampat, West Papua Province on Saturday, March 12.

Tri said 30 minutes after being bitten by a venomous snake, Anaas contacted him for help.

Then, the emergency specialist who advises the World Health Organization (WHO) for the snakebite case directed the victim to go to the nearest health center, namely Folley Misool Raja Ampat Health Center for medical treatment.

He explained that Anaas was then assisted by the Papuan community in Misool, Raja Ampat using sea transportation to the Folley Health Center for medical treatment.

"Through the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) network, I called the doctor at the Folley Misool Health Center in Raja Ampat to provide steps for handling the victim, but it was not helped because there was no special equipment for handling venomous snake bites," he said in a release received in Sorong, West Papua, Antara, Monday, March 14.

With this incident, Tri Maharani reminded all Indonesian people not to carry out activities looking for Papuan snakes, especially micropechis ikaheka because lives are at stake.

"There is no antivenom in the world," he said briefly.

According to him, ordinary people in Papua know that the white snake is a very poisonous snake and they avoid it.

"I've done research in Raja Ampat and I know very well that local people never catch and keep Micropechis ikaheka because they know the snake is poisonous," he said.

Tri said that Anaas' victim was from Klaten, Central Java. He was looking for snakes in Misool Raja Ampat so this incident was a work accident that shouldn't have happened.

Because, he emphasized again that the activity of looking for snakes, especially Micropechis ikaheka, should not be carried out because lives are at stake.

"Anaas is not an environmental activist and conservationist, but he looks for snakes to buy and sell and photos were sent to me from the community in Misool, Raja Ampat," said Tri Maharani.