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Every year around 5 million people are bitten by snakes.
Hundreds of thousands are left with life-changing injuries and, unfortunately, many of them die.
So today we'll meet the snake man of Nepal and a scientist
in Malaysia as we hear about ways to prevent and treat snake bites.
We want to see zero snake bite death.
And once there is no death at all because of snake bite, we'll celebrate that day.
We want everyone to be a snake protector.
From the BBC World Service, I'm Myra Anubi and this is People Fixing the World.
What would you do if you came face to face with a snake?
Would you run, scream, maybe attack it?
The first few moments are really important.
One wrong decision could mean you get bitten and some snake bites can cause paralysis and in some serious cases death.
In 2017, the World Health Organization added snake bite to its list of neglected tropical diseases,
putting it in the same category as rabies and dengue fever.
And the people worst affected tend to be among the poorest in the world, farmers