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Hyogo boy passes out after bitten by snake

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A 10-year-old boy in Hyogo Prefecture lost consciousness after being bitten by a venomous snake July 29, police said.

The boy, a resident of Itami, was with a friend on a path to a temple in neighboring Takarazuka when he was bitten on the wrist by what appeared to be a tiger keelback, the police said July 31.

The boy's mother called an ambulance that took him to a hospital. At the hospital, he passed out but later regained consciousness.

The boy's friend captured the snake and handed it over to the police. (Kyodo)

毒ヘビにかまれ、男児一時意識不明

7月29日、兵庫県伊丹市で小学5年生の男児（10）がヤマカガシとみられる毒ヘビに右手首をかまれ、病院に搬送された。一時、意識不明となったが、その後回復した。

The Japan Times ST: August 11, 2017