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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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Yellowstone Bison Involved in Viral Tourist Attack Won't be Euthanized
The bison that tossed a Yellowstone tourist in the air in an insane viral video will NOT be put down ... TMZ has learned. Yellowstone Park officials tell us ... no "management action" will be taken a...
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The ‘sad’ truth about Jimothy, Seattle’s uber-viral mutant raccoon with a short spine
“Time will tell,” one animal expert said.
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The ‘sad’ truth about Jimothy, Seattle’s uber-viral mutant raccoon with a short spine
There’s no masking the sad truth about Seattle’s superstar raccoon.
The deformed critter who went ultra-viral for his bizarre backbone — and lovable misfit energy — is doomed to live a short life because his spine condition makes it harder to evade predators and hunt, experts told The Post Friday.
The freaky furball, dubbed “Jimothy” by locals, suffers from short spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition that affects “almost zero” percent of animals, veterinarians said.
“If he doesn’t have the flexibility and agility to move from predators, this could turn out to be a sad story,” said Brian Collins of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. “I’d be concerned his biggest predator would be dogs or cars.”
Jimothy’s malformation could make it hard to climb trees, which raccoons use for shelter and breeding, and to forage for food, Collins said.
Animals with short spine syndrome also often have joint problems and compressed organs, which can make them prone to vomiting and constipation, he said.
Unlike domesticated dogs with the condition, there’s nobody to care for Jimothy — making the trash bandit more likely to kick the bucket.
“Most likely, since he’s not normal and he doesn’t have direct care like a dog, we would have to assume his life would be shorter,” Collins said.
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