Snake invasion in Israel: two people bitten within minutes
On Friday evening, August 7, two people in northern Israel were bitten by snakes just minutes apart. A 60-year-old man in Kafr Qara was hospitalized in serious condition, and an 18-year-old youth at Kibbutz Mateh Asher was in moderate condition. The article also discusses the country's venomous snakes and what to do when encountering them.
On Friday evening, August 7, two snakebite incidents occurred within minutes of each other in northern Israel. In Kafr Qara, a 60-year-old man was bitten and taken to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in serious condition. Almost simultaneously, at a kibbutz in the Mateh Asher Regional Council, an 18-year-old was bitten and taken to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya with moderate injuries. The article also provides general information about Israel's venomous snakes, including the Palestine viper and the black desert cobra, and advice on what to do when encountering a snake and after a bite. The author is Tomer Adoni.