NEW STRAITS TIMES (Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia) 22 April 05 Second family member bitten by snake

Alor Star: Lightning has struck twice for the family of the baby who died of a snake bite yesterday.

Less than 24 hours after 18-month-old Izzat Akmal Zaini succumbed to a bite from a "ketam timah" snake, his grandmother was bitten by a cobra.

Che Piah Abdullah, Izzat’s paternal grandmother, is now warded at the Kuala Nerang hospital after she was bitten on the hand this morning.

Izzat died yesterday after being bitten while asleep in his cot two weeks ago.

A snake was seen in his house but Izzat was presumed safe because he was sleeping soundly.

It was hours later when he started frothing at the mouth that the family sought medical treatment.

A hospital spokesman said doctors were working against the odds from the start.

Doctors administered the appropriate anti-venom after the baby’s parents helped identify the snake.

Siti Fatimah Kasa, 38, said that Izzat’s sister Intan Maisarah, nine, raised the alarm when she saw a snake in the kitchen.

"I rushed to check on Izzat but he was sound asleep."
Second family member bitten by snake

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