Snakebite solutions

蛇毒解药

People Fixing the World

2026-06-16

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Snakebite kills tens of thousands of people every year, many of them in rural communities where treatment can be delayed, expensive or difficult to reach. In southern Nepal, reporter Craig Langran joins a community organiser responding to snake rescue calls and teaching villagers what to do when snakes appear near their homes. And in a laboratory at Monash University in Malaysia, researchers are working on broader antivenoms that could reduce the guesswork doctors face when a patient arrives after a bite. People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every Tuesday. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider. Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Craig Langran Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Andrew Mills (Image: Subodh Acharya catches snakes in southern Nepal, Craig Langran/BBC)
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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