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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Taskforce Battles Snakes, Scorpions During Rainy Season

Dr. Manal Siyam conducts research on snake at the Natural History Museum in Khartoum, Sudan. September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahREUTERS

In Khartoum, specialists from Sudan's Center for Poisonous Species Research are deployed at night in protective vests, gloves, and goggles to catch a snake that residents say has killed a cat, before it has a chance to strike again.

Attacks by snakes and scorpions are more frequent during Sudan's rainy season, when water levels on the river Nile can rise and send floodwaters surging into communities.

According to Reuters, the taskforce says its work is particularly important as doctors do not have antidotes made specifically for the venom of snakes found in Sudan.

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