A minor boy and his youngest sister were hospitalised after snakebite in the Jaleswar area in Baleswar district on Wednesday.
The victims Satyabrata (12) and Pushpalata (10), the children of Bansidhar Pramanik of Ambidhangadia village under the Kamarda police station, were rushed to hospital in critical conditions.
A common krait, a species of venomous snake, bit the two children while they were sleeping at home at around 11 pm on Tuesday. The family members spotted the snake in the house when the children screamed.
The victims were rushed to the GK Bhattar Government Hospital in Jaleswar, from where they were referred to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Baleswar for better treatment.