Guwahati, Aug. 22 -- Snakebite researcher Surajit Giri on Friday expressed his ecstasy revealing that 2,300 scientists across the world have read Assam's groundbreaking research on how severed heads of venomous snakes can still bite and inject deadly venom.

The disclosure came after leading American daily The State highlighted the study in a detailed report on August 21, projecting Assam's findings on the global stage.

The research paper, published in the international medical journal Frontiers in Tropical Diseases on August 18, was co-authored by Susmita Thakur, Gaugav Choudhary, Hemen Nath, Robin Doley and led by Giri.

The study presented three documented cases from Sivasagar and Kamrup districts of Assam, where people were envenomed...