A 16-year-old lady has reportedly died resulting from a snake chunk in western Nepal after she was pressured to remain in a hut exterior her house throughout her interval.

The teenager was bitten by a snake on Tuesday whereas she was sleeping within the outbuilding in Pancheshwar, Baitadi district, in Sudurpashchim province, in response to The Kathmandu Post.

"The girl was sleeping outside her house in a shed during her menstrual cycle when the incident occurred," Bina Bhatt, vice chair of the agricultural municipality, informed the newspaper.

Some Hindus view menstruating women and girls as impure and untouchable, and they're pressured to remain in a hut or shed exterior their houses in elements of Nepal whereas on their interval, underneath an historical apply often called chhaupadi.

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In August 2017, the Nepalese authorities handed laws banning the centuries-old customized that banishes females from their communities throughout menstruation and after childbirth.

However, the apply nonetheless prevails in lots of areas - though it's punishable by as much as three months in jail and/or a advantageous of three,000 Nepali rupees (£20).