A total of 141 snake bite cases were recorded countrywide during the week ending 18 February 2024, according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
In a recent Disease Surveillance Report the ministry said seven deaths were recorded while others survived.
The cumulative figures for snake bites since the beginning of the year stood at 1 042.
Cumulative figures for year 2023 were 707 and three deaths.
In Zimbabwe, the snake season lasts from September to March when snakes become more active after a period of hibernation between April and August.
