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27 Dec 2020
A post shared more than 260 times on Facebook claims that cactus juice can be used as an “anti poison” for a snake bite or scorpion sting. “Firstly tighten the next joint of the victim’s body to avoid over spreading, then make some razor cuts in about 4 inches distance to the bite spot and apply CACTUS…
19 Mar 2019
In what has been described as an embarrasment,the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that there are 174 snakebites per 100,000 population every year in Nigeria. For those living in rural areas, this is particularly worse. Here are a few tips to avoid being bitten: - Do not provoke - Snakes usually will not attack unless…

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