How to run away from snakes
Every year, about half a million people suffer frombites snakes, 2% of them die from the poison of reptiles. Most often they can be found on marsh bumps, lawns and stumps where snakes take sun baths and lose their vigilance. If you accidentally scare this creeping creature, then the bite can be guaranteed. It is necessary to know the rules of human behavior when encountering a snake.
How to behave when meeting a snake?
Meetings with this reptile can be avoided,just be very careful, look under your feet. Care should be given to the branches that hang over you, since snakes often sit on trees. Do not pull the branches and shake the trees. When walking, make a noise, stamp, shuffle and rustle with a stick in front of you. The snake, hearing that they are approaching, will try to hide from you as soon as possible. This creeping creature, like you, does not crave a meeting. If you have met a snake in your path, do not make any sudden movements and do not try to touch it. In most cases, they are not aggressive, they do not attack a person. The snake can attack, if you strongly frightened it or next there is a laying of eggs. In the afternoon, reptiles can be sleepy and lethargic, but this does not mean that you can take it in your hands or take a picture with it. After discovering the snake, stop immediately and freeze, then slowly back out. Never turn your back on a crawling creature. Try to avoid walking on rough terrain in the absence of roads. If you decided to conquer the unknown distances, then you need to take good care of the equipment. You will need high boots of durable material, reliable and dense pants with additional protection below the knees. Most reptiles sleep during the day, and hunt at night. Therefore, in the dark, you need to move around with a flashlight, carefully looking at your feet. Do not touch (or better even bypass) the fallen tree trunks, stones and stumps. Such shady places are favorite shelters for snakes, spiders and poisonous scorpions. Help with a snake bite
At the bitten person starts to decreasearterial pressure, vomiting, dizziness. Such consequences are short-lived, usually last for one to two hours. After this, a rapidly growing tumor appears, an unpleasant aching pain at the site of the bite. It is necessary to render first aid to a person who suffered from a snake bite. First thing you need to calm it, it is very important, because in an excited state, tachycardia can begin. The heart will beat faster, the poison will spread faster. Give the victim to drink a few glasses of water, tea or juice, apply cold to the bite to reduce swelling. Limit the mobility of a person to slow the spread of poison. Immediately call an ambulance or try to take the victim to the nearest hospital. If you have no sores in your mouth, then you can suck the poison and spit it. In a medical institution, the patient will be given a prick of antivenom whey.
