Three-year-old girl dies from snake bite

By Standard Reporter

A three-year-old girl died Friday after being bitten by a poisonous snake at an expansive sisal estate in Taita-Taveta County. The incident comes at a time the government is grappling with persistent human-wildlife conflict in the region.

Police said the deceased was playing with other children outside their homestead in the farm when she was attacked by the venomous snake. County Police Commander Richard Bitonga said the girl died while being rushed to Mwatate Sub-District Hospital.

“The deceased was playing with other children when she was attacked by the poisonous snake suspected to be a spitting cobra. She died while being rushed to the hospital for medical treatment,” he said. Bitonga said the girl’s parents later learnt something was wrong.