A 15-year-old boy is currently fighting for his life at Litein Mission Hospital after eating a raw snake in Chemogoch Village, Bomet County. The bizarre incident has shocked the village, prompting his family to rush him to the hospital, where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
On Saturday evening, Litein Mission Hospital received an unusual case that left the medical staff stunned. The teenager, a traditional beer vendor, was rushed to the hospital after consuming a raw green snake.
Eyewitnesses revealed that some of his customers had captured and killed the snake, which he then took home. His mother was horrified when she found him with the dead snake in his pocket.
“He said, ‘Mother, wait, let me show you,’ and then I screamed. He ran off to the stream, ate the entire snake, and drank some water,” recounted Emmy Ruto, the boy’s mother.
As the snake’s venom began to take effect, villagers intervened and rushed him to a local dispensary. However, his condition worsened, and he was transferred to Litein Mission Hospital, where he was admitted to the ICU.
“When I tried to stop him, people told me he had been bitten by the snake. We tied him up and rushed him to the hospital,” said John Ruto, the boy’s uncle.
After receiving intensive medical treatment, doctors managed to stabilize his condition. He was later moved from the ICU to a general ward, where he is now recovering.
“This is an extremely rare case. We’ve never encountered anything like this before, but he’s now stable and recovering in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) after being discharged from ICU,” said Dr. Valentine Mbithi, a physician at Litein Mission Hospital.
The incident has left the village in shock, with residents baffled as to why the boy decided to consume the raw snake.