Student dies after being bitten by black mamba in classroom

Student dies after being bitten by black mamba in classroom lucasnoticias.com.br

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DEADLY STITCH | 1/20/2023 1:44 p.m

ASSEMBLY/R7, WITH REPRODUCTION/CCBY/TIM VICKERS 12/25/2018 (PUBLIC DOMAIN); REPRODUCTION/THE HERALD

A high school student at a school in Zimbabwe’s Rushinga district died in class after being bitten by a black mamba. According to local newspaper Herald, 17yearold Melody Chiputura was attacked by the reptile on one of her thighs while returning from sports training.

The highly venomous snake was killed shortly afterwards by some students while the victim was taken to the hospital. However, Melody did not fight back and died during the journey.

In an interview with the Herald, Joseph Chiputura, the student’s father, said he received a call about the incident ten minutes after the animal was bitten. “By the time we got there it was too late,” he lamented. “It’s hard to accept, it’s painful.”

So far, Joseph cannot understand how the black mamba got into the classroom and bit his daughter. The headmaster, Christopher Murenga, told the publication that she was attacked while sitting in the place she always occupied in the room. “Students panicked and some jumped out of windows. The boys took Melody outside and started calling for help,” he recalled.

Murenga said everyone is in shock and have no idea where the snake might have come from. According to him, the set of classrooms is far from the habitat of these animals.

Themba Mangwiro, deputy director of education for the central province of Mahsonaland, where Rushinga district is located, said there was no tall grass around the school building and was told the snake crossed a nearby road after someone attacked it.

“This incident makes us realize that we need to improve disaster risk management, which is given too little attention in schools,” Mangwiro said. There is no information yet on whether anyone could be held legally responsible for the death.

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Source: R7