Determined Latur Student Takes SSC Exam After Snakebite
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Snakebite Fails to Deter Latur Student: Appears for 10th Exam from Hospital Bed
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News18•28-02-2026, 12:59
Snakebite Fails to Deter Latur Student: Appears for 10th Exam from Hospital Bed
•A 16-year-old student, Shravan Jagannath Khakare, from Malegaon Khurd, Ahmedpur taluka, Latur, was bitten by a snake the night before his English board exam.
•Despite the snakebite and ongoing treatment, Shravan insisted on taking his 10th-grade English paper, fearing his academic year would be wasted.
•Doctors at a private hospital in Ahmedpur worked through the night to stabilize his condition, though the full effects of the poison had not subsided.
•Shravan went directly from the hospital to the examination center under medical supervision, confidently solved the paper, and was readmitted immediately after.
•His courage and determination to appear for the exam despite a life-threatening incident have garnered widespread praise.