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Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by obagofizzy(op): 4:44pm On Feb 19
Youths have k!lled a snake that k!lled a young man identified as Aondona Ahemba Christopher in a community in Benue State.

It was gathered that Christopher d!ed after a snake bite occurred on February 17, 2026.

An eyewitness Barnabas Dzawua, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said youths in the community went to the scene, searched for the snake and killed it.

"This is the snake that k!lled Aondona Ahemba, the youths went to where the snake bite him and searched for it and killed it," he wrote.
And some people in NL said snake is not harmful. Just imagine this long rope killing an agile young man
May God help us all

Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by GOFRONT(m): 5:23pm On Feb 19
Toh......according to the other guy on the other Snake thread on Fp, he advised the snake be caught alive and the venom be extracted for future use.

But as a Nigerian, Tit for tat must play out here.

Rip to Aondofa and Jennifa
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by DeltaBachelor(m): 9:51pm On Feb 19
Chai. God abeg o. Help us father
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by DrAkpa(m): 1:01am On Feb 20
Foolish people
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by brain54(m): 8:56am On Feb 20
Rest in peace to the dead...


I'm not insensitive but village people can do some kind of weird things though.


Like why did they put the snake on display, sit down and start looking at it?


Sad for the young man who lost his life though.

This seems to be the year of snake bites related deaths!
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by TheWolfen(m): 10:24am On Feb 20
Snake biting season.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by mysticwarrior(m): 4:16pm On Feb 20
That snake is long, I'm not sure if it's a mamba though.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Patrickker(m): 5:28am On Feb 22
brain54:
Rest in peace to the dead...


I'm not insensitive but village people can do some kind of weird things though.


Like why did they put the snake on display, sit down and start looking at it?


Sad for the young man who lost his life though.

This seems to be the year of snake bites related deaths!
I don't think any meaning is attached other than mourning and looking at what took their son's life.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by obonujoker(m): 10:03am On Feb 22
Abeg make Una no vex... People still dey live for inside Thatched huts in Nigeria....

Ewooo... Nigeria's hope is long sha o .. . Can't deal.

Rip to the guy that died
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by nairalanda1(m): 4:29pm On Feb 23
GOFRONT:
Toh......according to the other guy on the other Snake thread on Fp, he advised the snake be caught alive and the venom be extracted for future use.

But as a Nigerian, Tit for tat must play out here.

Rip to Aondofa and Jennifa
Extracting antivenom doesn't work like that.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Magnumproperty: 4:30pm On Feb 23
These snakes are just every where. Saw one yesterday (Sunday) on the fence of a bushy land. And guys do play on one side of the land.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by nairalanda1(m): 4:30pm On Feb 23
obonujoker:
Abeg make Una no vex... People still dey live for inside Thatched huts in Nigeria....

Ewooo... Nigeria's hope is long sha o .. . Can't deal.

Rip to the guy that died
Yes, so also in most parts of Africa and even in Europe self.

Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Magnumproperty: 4:31pm On Feb 23
obonujoker:
Abeg make Una no vex... People still dey live for inside Thatched huts in Nigeria....

Ewooo... Nigeria's hope is long sha o .. . Can't deal.

Rip to the guy that died
Those reptiles are just anywhere bush dey
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by free2ryhme: 4:31pm On Feb 23
obagofizzy:
Youths have k!lled a snake that k!lled a young man identified as Aondona Ahemba Christopher in a community in Benue State.

It was gathered that Christopher d!ed after a snake bite occurred on February 17, 2026.

An eyewitness Barnabas Dzawua, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said youths in the community went to the scene, searched for the snake and killed it.

"This is the snake that k!lled Aondona Ahemba, the youths went to where the snake bite him and searched for it and killed it," he wrote.
And some people in NL said snake is not harmful. Just imagine this long rope killing an agile young man
May God help us all
in this age and time there is no snake anti venom in this country

how is this country so backward
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by lionshare: 4:31pm On Feb 23
obonujoker:
Abeg make Una no vex... People still dey live for inside Thatched huts in Nigeria....

Ewooo... Nigeria's hope is long sha o .. . Can't deal.

Rip to the guy that died
Reality of rural Nigeria☹️
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by nairalanda1(m): 4:32pm On Feb 23
free2ryhme:
in this age and time there is no snake anti venom in this country

how is this country so backward
Oh dear, where to start

1. Antivenom exists in Nigeria

2. The problem is,the research group that makes it can only make some thousands of vials. Not enough for a country our size

3. Two big pharma companies used to make snake venom for Africa, but they stopped over ten years ago..no money in it.

4. We are even lucky. Apart from Nigeria and south Africa , no other African country has indigenous antivenom manufacture. That means across Africa there is a scarcity of antivenom
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Guestmale: 4:33pm On Feb 23
Snake has always been the enemy of humanity even till date,there should be no mercy for snake small or big, venomous or not,it should be eradicated.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Afonja007: 4:33pm On Feb 23
I no blame igbo people for building village houses imagine you make money for abuja Lagos Onitsha ph and your village be like this ,2face see your village
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by JAWBONE(m): 4:33pm On Feb 23
Snake bite is basically death sentence in Nigeria.

Even after the death of that lady, no government hospital has made it a priority to stock up on anti-venom.

This should be something Federal or State Medical Centres should have if Primary Healthcare Centre cannot get them.

But as usual, we will move on and continue to look for the next ADC vs APC, Peter Obi vs Tinubu, Wike vs Fubara story or go to church and pray that snake will not bite us.

200 million mugus
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by nairalanda1(m): 4:35pm On Feb 23
JAWBONE:
Snake bite is basically death sentence in Nigeria.

Even after the death of that lady, no government hospital has made it a priority to stock up on anti-venom.

This should be something Federal or State Medical Centres should have if Primary Healthcare Centre cannot get them.

But as usual, we will move on and continue to look for the next ADC vs APC, Peter Obi vs Tinubu, Wike vs Fubara story or go to church and pray that snake will not bite us.

200 million mugus
The problem is while we make some antivenom here in Nigeria, the people that make it cannot scale it up to a point where it would be available all over Nigeria

Problem with antivenom is it has to be made from native snake venom. That means that importing it won't work ( and may even cause problems health wise).

Once ,two major pharma companies used to make a lot of antivenom for the African continent. But they stopped because they were losing money. Antivenom is very expensive to make. It is not like making Panadol. That's also why the research group that makes it can't make enough for the whole country, even with government and help from the UK.

That's why we can't have antivenom everywhere. Unless some big pharmaceutical company decides to invest again in it's manufacture ( and lose money as well)
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Mirasteel: 4:35pm On Feb 23
Snake season. if you live in a bushy area, be very careful.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by ElevationD: 4:36pm On Feb 23
This is getting out of hand. One wonders how this should continue to be so.

The FG, states and LGs must collaborate with the health authorities to find anti venoms and make them easily accessible to the whole country.

Citizens, irrespective particularly those in rural areas must be extra cautions in the farms and other snake prone areas around them.

Again, citizens must be warned that they most dangerous species of snakes on earth can be found innNigeria too. There must be plenty of caution at this period.

If you reside in snake prone areas, there are simply steps that you can take to trap snakes around you.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Rossychy(f): 4:37pm On Feb 23
This is scary. May God grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss. Chai!
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by JuanDeDios: 4:37pm On Feb 23
mysticwarrior:
That snake is long, I'm not sure if it's a mamba though.
Hard to tell from the picture, but likely a mamba.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by ZombieTAMER: 4:38pm On Feb 23
Health sector is dead

Education is dead

insecurity everywhere

Economy in shambles

Tinubu is the worst thing to happen to Nigeria

State capture loading, Fct elections should be an eye opener
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by Deepspirituals: 4:38pm On Feb 23
https://www.nairaland.com/8623573/snake-bite-free-herbal-remedy.

Bitter kola and Casava Leaves Helps Snake Bites
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by jaxxy(m): 4:38pm On Feb 23
By now there should be well publicized snake venom banks or hospitals in every state.
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by ZombieTAMER: 4:39pm On Feb 23
Rossychy:
This is scary. May God grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss. Chai!
A man is dead because of snake bite in 2026

No uproar

No protest

Let's fold our hands and wait for the next victim
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by seanery: 4:40pm On Feb 23
PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING IN THAT SIDEhuh?
Re: Benue Man Dies After A Snake Bite, Youths Find And Kill The Snake by bestfriday(m): 4:42pm On Feb 23
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