Snake bites are very dangerous. A new study shows this. Researchers check old data. They think: Every year 274000 to 513000 people die.
Experts think earlier: There are fewer dead people. The researchers say: Many accidents are missing on lists. Poor people in villages often stay away from hospitals. They use old healing ways.
Africa has the big danger. Many victims die there. India and Pakistan have many dead people too. Good medicine against the poison is missing there.
Snake bites make people disabled. Many people lose an arm or a leg. Some people go blind. This is a big problem for poor families on the land.
