Kanchanpur, July 13 -- year-old woman died after being bitten by a snake while staying in a menstrual shed in Kanchanpur district.

According to the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, Kamala Aauji Damai of ward 1 in Krishnapur Municipality was sleeping in a hut near her home on Friday night when a snake bit her.

She was rushed to Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi, but died during treatment on Saturday evening, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sagar Bohara.

"She had her meal and slept in the chhaugoth (menstrual shed). That's when the snake bit her," said ward chair Mohan Basnet. "Her young sons were at home. She went alone to the shed, which is about 20-30 metres from her concrete house."

Basnet said her husband works in Surat...