Not for the literal meaning, but because their cries of pain have gone unheard for years.
Snakebite affects the lives of around 4.5 million people worldwide every year; seriously injuring 2.7 million men, women and children, and claiming some 125,000 lives.
According to the Global Snakebite Initiative, globally the greatest burden is experienced in the tropical world, where many nations remain under-developed or suffer from poor governance, political and/or social, conflict, resource scarcity, high disease burdens, or food insecurity.
