A six-year-old girl died after being bitten by a snake that had slithered into the toilet at her home in Saudi Arabia.
The distraught father of Tamara Abdul Rahman described how the reptile had been ‘lurking’ inside their house in Abha in the south-western ‘Asir Province.
He said she ‘did not notice that it was in the toilet until she was bitten by it’.
The youngster was rushed to the Asir Central Hospital where her condition quickly worsened.
She was subsequently moved to the intensive care unit where she died shortly afterwards on Wednesday.
Her dad said she had been happy to return to the classroom following Covid-19 restrictions, adding: ‘She was happy to return to in-person learning at school, but what to say. It is Allah’s wish.
‘The snake was lurking in the bathroom in our house for my daughter, and given the girl’s age, she did not notice that it was in the toilet until she was bitten by it.
‘We never expected to see such animals in the toilet, especially as we live in Abha City.
‘She was taken to hospital and was admitted and treated, but fate was not on her side. She died despite receiving medical care after going through difficult health conditions.’
He added: ‘I believe in Allah and I am satisfied with everything He writes for us.’
There are many snakes in desert and mountainous regions in Saudi Arabia, both venomous and non-venomous.
The country’s venomous snakes mostly belong to the viper family and include the carpet viper, the saw-scaled viper, the Persian horned viper, and horned vipers.
Vipers can be identified by their diamond-shaped heads.
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