THE INDEPENDENT (Johannesburg, S Africa) 09 February 03 Toddler bitten by snake 'improving'

(Sapa): A two-year-old girl, who was airlifted to the Pretoria Academic hospital on Saturday afternoon after being bitten by a snake, was in a satisfactory condition on Sunday, the hospital said.

The toddler was taken to the trauma ward at Philadelphia hospital near Groblersdal, Mpumalanga in the early hours of Saturday after being bitten on the finger by a snake around midnight. The snake slithered into her bed while she was sleeping in her family home at Kwarrilaagte, near Groblersdal.

"The baby's condition had improved since the time of her admission," a hospital matron, who asked not to be named, said on Sunday.

"Although the child's arm is still very swollen doctors are satisfied with her progress and don't find it necessary for her to be operated on..."

The snake was not identified but was believed to be a member of the mamba family.
Toddler bitten by snake 'improving'

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