King cobra sightings in Cebu City: Residents call for snakebite treatment in barangays

Pia Piquero 02/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local residents have urged the Cebu City government to quickly set up ways to treat snakebites in every barangay, following the recent frequent sightings of king cobras, locally known as “banakon,” in the…

Man successfully fights off snake in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 12/21/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — It’s man versus snake. A 48-year-old man from Bohol province grappled with a snake and prevailed. Boljulio Aleria, a resident of barangay Cabayugan in Calape town, was driving his motorcycle when a Reticulated python,…

Cebu City lacks antivenom for snake bites–city vet

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Does Cebu City have antivenom for snake bites? Apparently, there’s none, according to Dr. Jess Maribojoc from the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries. Why Cebu City does not have antivenom Meanwhile,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Snake bite kills young boy in Leyte, grieving sister pleads for anti-venom supply in rural areas

CDN Digital 08/07/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, August 7, 2023. Snake bite kills young boy in Leyte, grieving sister pleads for anti-venom…

Snake bite kills young boy in Leyte, grieving sister pleads for anti-venom supply in rural areas

Niña Mae Oliverio and Paul Lauro 08/06/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 12-year-old boy was killed after he was bitten by a snake on Saturday, August 6, in Sogod, Southern Leyte. It happened around 11 a.m. when 12-year-old Jhonson Cuyno was picking some…

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