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Surge of Snake and Scorpion Attacks Hits Egyptian Villages as Temperatures Rise
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Surge of Snake and Scorpion Attacks Hits Egyptian Villages as Temperatures Rise
Snake and scorpion attacks have increased in Egypt's New Valley and Sharqia governorates, with dozens of bites and several deaths reported amid a summer heatwave.
- A governorate official in New Valley said nearly 74 people have been bitten by snakes and scorpions since June, including five in two days this week.
- Three people, including two children, died from snakebites in Sharqia governorate within a two-week period in the village of Al-Qaraqra.
- Assistant Health Minister Hossam Abdel Ghaffar stated that snake antivenom is available only in hospitals, not primary health units, due to the need for trained medical supervision.
- Officials and farmer union head Hussein Abdel Rahman Abu Saddam attributed the rise to high summer temperatures driving reptiles from dry habitats and a decline in natural predators.
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