, Sept. 2 -- A 41-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru died on Saturday after being bitten by a venomous snake that had slithered into his footwear.The victim has been identified as Manju Prakash, who was an employee of TCS and a resident of Ranganatha Layout.

According to police reports and accounts from family members, Mr Prakash had left his Crocs slippers outside the front door of his home. After stepping out briefly to purchase juice from a nearby shop, he returned home and slipped his feet into the footwear, unaware that a snake had taken refuge inside one of the slippers during his absence.

Mr Prakash had previously suffered an accident that resulted in a loss of sensation in his leg, a condition that prevented him from feelin...