Kato farmer kills labaria after being bitten

Sep 15, 2015 News

Snakes are a lot like people in a way. The slithering creature often stays put when the weather is hot; but when the sun goes down it gets out and moves around. This is when man and serpent often meet.
An evening of fishing ended dreadfully for a 55-year-old Kato, Region Eight farmer after he was bitten twice by a crafty labaria.
A brave Sergio Fredericks somehow managed to slay the metre-long animal, by pounding it on the head with a piece of rock.
He is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) receiving treatment for the bites he received to his left instep.
Although Fredericks’s situation is not life-threatening and chances of an amputation are slim, he is unable to walk due to intense pain.
When Kaieteur News visited Fredericks yesterday he was visibly in pain and his left foot was swollen. The injured part of his foot was wrapped in a piece of white bandage.
The farmer recalled that on Friday, last, he visited his farm in the backdam to carry out some works. He added that after doing so, around 19:15hrs, he went fishing at a nearby creek in his community.
Fredericks continued, “I step from one rock to another. I don’t know if I mash the snake or what? All I feel is something bite me.” With his foot bleeding profusely the man said that he “jumped into the water right away”.
He added, “My foot was bleeding bad and the bottom start swelling. Is like when pepper burning you. This thing does burn bad.”
However, he said that after killing the venomous reptile he made contact with family members, who took him to a health centre in the mountainous Region. He was later referred to the GPHC.
He said that although he knew snakes were rampant in the area he never feared being bitten.
He said, too, that he would usually wear protected gear on his feet (long boots) when going into the backdam but pointed out that he wore a pair slippers that day. The injured man even joked that the snake got lucky.
The patient raised his concerns about medical treatment in the remote area. He lamented that medical centres are miles away and do not have the necessary drugs and equipment to treat patients.
This often results in persons being air dashed to the city. The attack on Fredericks came days after 17-year-old Kevin Gomes of North West District was bitten on the right thigh by a labaria.
Doctors at the GPHC are now battling to save the gold miner’s leg.

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