PALAKKAD: A venomous snake hiding in a shoe kept in the sitout of the house bit a middle-aged man. Karim (48) of Cheppully at Mannakkad in Palakkad was bitten by a highly venomous Kuzhimandali (hump-nosed pit viper). The incident happened Friday morning.

The snake bit him when he was trying to put on his shoes kept in the sitout while going for a morning walk. The snake was hiding in the shoes. He was immediately admitted to a private hospital in Perinthalmanna. Reports said that his health condition is satisfactory.