Folk jittery over snake which bit farmer to death

By Christian D. Supnad

BACARRA, Ilcoso Norte -- Residents of this town are jittery of the presence of a dreaded snake after a farmer was bitten to death by a poisonous one last week.

Police reported that Wilmer Agonoy, 38 of Barangay Polangi was catching fish along a forested canal in the said barangay when he was suddenly attacked by a dreaded snake.

Police said the victim did not immediately seek treatment from a hospital so the venom immediately spread in his body after his hand as bitten. A few minutes later, the victim died.

Police said this was not the first time local residents heard of of snake- biting incident in the place, saying there had been an earlier victim of  snake bite in the barangay.

Local residents are now searching for the dreaded snake as the people have been alarmed by the incident.