A snake rests on a Buddha statue at a monastery in Yangon Region on September 9, 2018. (AFP)

Snakes in the grass: Danger stalks IDPs

Those displaced by conflict in central Myanmar face a sinister threat in the form of venomous snakes, exacerbated by the military’s travel restrictions and hoarding of antivenom.

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