title: Attempted suicide by snake bite: A case study.
abstract: Snake bite is an important public health issue in India and is almost always accidental in manner. Suicide by snake bite or injection of snake venom is extremely rare. Suicidal ideation and behavior is known to be influenced by various socio-economic and psychological factors. The method employed for suicide is also influenced by the occupation of the victim. We report a case where a snake charmer had attempted suicide by inflicting a bite by a monocled cobra.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Forest and Environment, Government of Odisha, India.|2 Snake Helpline, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Subhendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallik
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Sudipta Ranjan
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Medicine, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Padhy
keywords: Snake bite; occupation; snake charmer; suicide