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A colossal 900 snakes on the loose, swimming through floodwaters after severe flooding in South China | Discover Wildlife
The snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a breeding farm amidst severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak.
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A colossal 900 snakes on the loose, swimming through floodwaters after severe flooding in South China
The snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a breeding farm amid severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak.The snake farm, located in Dengwei village in Hengzhou, was reportedly washed away when nearby reservoirs, Liulan and Yunbiao, breached their walls on Monday morning (6th July).
“According to our preliminary estimate, around 800 to 900 snakes escaped after the farm was washed away by floodwaters. So far, one villager has been bitten by a snake and is receiving emergency treatment at a hospital,” Wu Zhi, head of the Dengwei village committee in Yunbiao township, Hengzhou, told the state-owned Red Star News (English version as reported by Global Times).
Local farms mainly raise three types of snakes – cobras, king rat snakes and water snakes (only the cobras are venomous). They are farmed for traditional medicine, meat and anti-venom.
On Tuesday 7th July, screenshots and video clips of snakes swimming in the floodwaters were posted online by residents, warning others to take precautions. A team has since been organised to capture the escapees using fishing tools and stun guns.
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