- A Nigerian lady has shared the emotional story of her elder sister, who survived two snake bites in the bush at different times
- The two incidents happened when she was fetching firewood for the house, with traditional remedies reportedly saving her life
- In a now-viral TikTok video, the lady also dished advice on what people could do to stop snakes from coming into their houses
A Nigerian lady has recounted the harrowing experience of her elder sister, who was bitten by a snake not once, but twice.
In her video, she also spoke about snakes in general and a possible way to prevent them from getting into the residence.
Source: TikTok
Lady says sister suffered two snake bites
The incident, shared by @blessdiri, captured the attention of Nigerians who got emotional and lamented over the pain the lady may have felt.
It was gathered that the sister’s ordeal began when she was bitten by a snake while gathering firewood inside the bush.
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Despite the severity of the situation, she managed to tie the affected part of her body and walk back to her home, a journey that took over an hour.
It was there that her family sprang into action, administering a series of traditional treatments such as red oil, kerosene, and bitter cola.
Interestingly, the lady said her father had always advocated for keeping bitter cola in the four corners of the house to deter snakes.
According to her, her father always claimed that the presence of bitter cola would scare snakes away and prevent them from entering the home.
Source: TikTok
Reactions trail lady’s post about snake bites
Nigerians stormed the comments section to react to the post.
@paiihomes said:
“The doctors removed what she used to tie it and gave her drip that’s how she died.”
@stella said:
“She tied it. The hospital removed it, and put drip according to what the brother released. How strange. Remove the scarf, then put the drip thereby enhancing the circulation of the venom.”
@Star said:
“Honestly it’s scary, i remember when I rented my first apartment in Lagos 2018, two days after I moved in, I saw 5 snakes in my room,they were crawling around the room, I screamed so loudly and started keee.ling them, as I was doing that, the landlady started screaming from her apartment, few minutes later the landlady came banging at my door asking why I keee.led them, I was shocked,omo I packed my properties and ran away, till today,I didn’t go back there to collect my balance,one week after I moved out I heard the woman was paralysed with stroke.”
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@LIGHTBRINGER777 said:
“Tying up the limb is actually very dangerous. You end up cutting blood flow to that part of the body and concentrate the toxin when the tourniquet.”
@Tilda added:
“When it bit my mum in her farm years ago,she also tied d spot, harvested a tuber of cassava, removed d shaft and ate some portion of the cassava before going home we didn’t visit d hospital as well. But she said d raw cassava has d ability of neutralizing the effect of d poison and I guess its true but that isn’t all d remedy tho, it’s just a form of first-aid.”
@David added:
“Snake venom are different and stronger than each other the lady was bitten by cobra and cobra venom paralys the victim and suffocate them till death. Anti venom as to be administer few minutes after the bite.”
See the post below:
Man shares conversation with Ifunanya Nwangene
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man went viral on social media after sharing his chat with the late singer, Ifunanya Nwangene.
The singer, known as Nanyah Music, reportedly lost her life in the early hours of Saturday, January 31, 2026, after being bitten by a snake.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng