₦airaland Forum

ogbiwa:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/02/01/25-year-old-nigerian-singer-ifunanya-nanyah-dies-after-snakebite-over-lack-anti-venom?fbclid=IwY2xjawPsTBBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR75fs00xFKeKcN2xBmyQy66Tqo_139NOjYS6zH_YjPt3vsBejjT5Bk-FePtwg_aem_CmBHMzbc_rLUq6H0M07FLw

ogaontop:
This is what I know people do, but it doesn't entirely remove the venom. It's just like a first aid, and varies depending on where one was bitten.
How is it gonna work for someone that was climbing a tree and got bitten on the neck!

ogaontop:
May her soul find peace with the Lord!!

Can someone knowledgeable educate us on remedy for snake bite in matters like this to save life. Be it medically, scientifically, herbally, native ways or otherwise.
Thank you in advance!!!

thomas2024:
Ọmọ Yoruba, pẹlẹ o. What would you have said? If a Fulani man, or Ibo is in power, would you say Nigeria is not a useless country? Think deep before you answer ooo.

HacheNoire:
Once Nigerian hospitals reject you, you are bound to die!

Especially those private ones, once they are done collecting your money, and tell you to continue with general hospital, they are already certain you going to die.

kullozone:
What type of plant cures lethal snake bite, and can be found easily? It might be harder than you think

adedayoa2:
excuse me, which one be omo Yoruba Abi omo hausa abi omo ibo? So make I lie sey them no treat the snake bite?

Global2000:
A failed Nation. This is one of numerous effects from bad governance. No ER, Nigeria is a country with so many venomous reptiles
Without reachable hospital's with antidote. Imagine a promising young lady to die in such a mess. It's very frustrating. RIP to the young lady.

thomas2024:
Aunty or Bọda, go back to Secondary school to resit WASSCE and focus on Use of English, and in particular Comprehension passage. Or you go back to my comment, and read slowly and thoroughly🥳

ogbiwa:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/02/01/25-year-old-nigerian-singer-ifunanya-nanyah-dies-after-snakebite-over-lack-anti-venom?

vannessa7:
That is why Google is there, she should have googled the natural remedies, ordinary onion eaten excessively immediately and continuously she might not have died, she would have pureed the onion, and drink continuously. I was bitten by a scorpion once and the first thing I did was Google, it was there I saw the remedy. It's very painful thing to have happened may her soul RIP.

EDUECO:
I read Cobra bite is usually treated successfully with neem leaves,moringa leaf or bark ,and mango bark in rural India.

vannessa7:
Onion eaten excessively will preserve the person's life at least till more help arrive. The person can grind it and drink it if it's too peperish. God forbid

Portiphaaa:
Rip to the dead..

Let us go back to our root.. moving Hospital to hospital looking for anti venom, while there are traditional herbals leaves and roots you can take to neutralise snake venom..
How many of you know that the Black seed inside pawpaw fruit can cure cough and cattrh instantly?
We need to review our over dependence on oyibo medicine

My condolences to her family..

Banhammy717:
To be on a saver side, you can keep cat as a pet in your house.
It scares them

Braze9:
She would've gone to teaching hospitals. Private hospitals don't usually have anti-venom . Sad

Lukuluku69:
Standard? You are correct Sir.

But in this case, I don't think the Hospital erred.

She was bitten by a Snake.

You only administer Anti-venom based on the snake type as we are taught in school. It was after she passed that Snake catchers were sent to her house and the snake killed.

Not a good way to die. May God Almighty comfort her family.

Charmingpet:
Aside that the hospitals visited do not have any anti-venom let alone appropriate one. Snake victims are becoming norms in Nigeria haba

Love800:
You must know the snake that bite you before receiving anti-venom?

But one cant always catch a good look at snakes that moment it bites you. It mostly happens so fast.
So no other way out to rescue a snake victim who didn't memorize the particular snake?

kiddaz:
How do you know male pawpaw na

HenryWilliams:
Cases of snake bites are uncommon and infrequent in Nigeria making it impractical and costly for Hospitals to stock antivenom.
Secondly antivenom differ from snake to snake. There's no one size fits all.
Some snakes venom react within minutes and the victims die almost as fast, while some can take a whole hour to do its job.
Basically if you're bitten by a venomous snake in Nigeria, you stand a better chance using native remedies. Going to a Nigerian hospital for snakebites is the surest way to die cos they'll waste your time, take your money and refer you to GH where you'll perish for lack of antivenom.

Treasure17:
Doesn't bear fruits. Just leaf.

mosicola:
There is this Yoruba concotion called gbomgbonise. It is black in colour. Every family should try get it. It is very powerful if you get the original one. Just a spoonful of it, could have saved her. It was what my grandfather used to cure snakes and dog's bite. As an igbo man I don't play with it. Even you eat poison take it

Christlike01:
Walnut — Plukenetia conophora (called awùsá in Yoruba) is believed to be a very effective anti-venom for all kinds of snakebites.

How to use it:

(1) A victim of a snakebite must eat half of one raw (uncooked) walnut seed immediately — within a few seconds of the bite.
It is not easy to eat an uncooked walnut, but the victim must eat it anyway.
It is believed to work by neutralising the venom in the bloodstream and greatly reducing the chances of death.
The victim should thereafter visit a hospital for proper medical follow-up.

(2) To eliminate snakes from your environment:

Grind some quantity of dried walnut into powder and sprinkle it around your premises.
Snakes will never visit your premises again. Even if they do, they will become paralysed and inactive.

(3) Eat a small bite of a raw walnut, and snakes will naturally run away from you.
You can repeat this every six months if you live in a snake-prone, bushy environment.

This is tested and trusted—believe me.
Do not thank me, but Jehovah.

Warning: Anyone bitten by a snake should seek emergency medical care immediately.

Christistruth00:
In such cases eating 10 bitter Kola immediately could have saved her life

Love800:
Someone here mentioned cats. He said if you have cats at home, it will scare snakes away.

Love800:
Are you sure of this gbomgbonise pls?
How does it look like?

MrSamsung:
But the one in the X picture shows fruits

Treasure17:
You are right but It was just an illustration on pawpaw. He stated this in the comment section reason I repeated it cause I'm not an herbalist.

Someone asked how to differentiate the two and the herbalist explained like I did.