Udala, Aug. 2 -- In a tragic incident, two women died of snakebite in separate cases in Kaptipada block of Odisha's Mayurbhanj district here on Friday night.

The deceased were identified as Jayanti Behera of Golagadia village in Kaptipada and Sukanti Baske of Mouda village within Udala police limits. While Jayanti was bitten by a venomous snake while sleeping in her house, Sukanti was bitten by a poisonous snake while collecting firewood.

"My wife was sleeping when a common krait bit her. The snakebite occured late in the night around 1-2 am. Since we did not have any vehicle, I asked a friend and relative for help. We hired a car and rushed her to Udala hospital where doctors followed all needful procedures. However, when her conditi...