Preface//
Since yesterday, the news of a python's escape has swept the headlines of the entire Australian media!
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Even international media such as Fox News and the BBC also reported on this incident for the first time!
It can be seen that the situation is very urgent!
(Image source: Fox News)
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The Australian government has also officially issued a warning letter, asking residents to beware of pythons!
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As we all know, Australia has always been a paradise for all kinds of poisons, and everyone has long been surprised.
But this time, the Australians, who have never been afraid of snakes, are so excited...
Are the "inviolable" Australians also afraid?
Who is this giant python?
1. The python escapes
Things start from last Wednesday...
On the morning of 9 October, construction workers went to work at the Silverdale site in Western Sydney as usual, but on this day they noticed something strange.
The scaffolding on the construction site seemed to hang a long "rag".
However, when you look closer, everyone is scared by this "rag" and their scalps are tingling!
Because this is not a rag at all, but a snake skin under the shearing of a python!
This snakeskin snakes from one end of the scaffolding to the other, visually measuring at least 2.5 meters long!
Such a long snakeskin is really unprecedented!
The construction workers, who were worried about the problem, immediately contacted professional snake catchers to come to the scene.
After picking up the snakeskin wrapped around the scaffolding, the snake catcher said that the snakeskin still looked fresh, had not been dried, and should have just molted!
Hearing this sentence, all the workers at the scene were directly frightened out of a cold sweat!
Everyone quickly arranged it and immediately launched a carpet search of the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, however, after some searching, the python remained without a trace.
The snake catcher judged that the python was probably hiding in a residential area in order to find food.
That said, it's quite possible that it's now quietly hiding in whose backyard...
That's horrible, isn't it!
After the local government learned the news, it immediately found a wildlife expert to identify the snake skin.
However, experts found that this python is not a native Australian species, but a foreign one!
According to the current law, Australian residents are not allowed to keep this python, and only zoos are eligible to apply for captivity.
However, after visiting all the zoos in the neighborhood, investigators found that the python did not belong to any zoo, and it was likely that someone had smuggled it in illegally!
And overseas snakes that are transported in this way are likely to carry unknown viruses...
The python is reportedly called Boa Constrictor, a python that lives in the rainforests of the Americas.
Although this snake is non-venomous, it is very aggressive, and it is hot-tempered, very easy to be angered, and once had a black history of devouring humans.
So, this python is therefore very dangerous for children and pets!
Although in the following days, snake catchers and people from NSW Wildlife Conservation Expanded their search.
But a week later, the python is still missing...
The surrounding residents are worried, even a little grass and trees, casually moving, everyone thinks that it is an extremely dangerous python.
No one knows where the python will end up, and there is no reason for everyone's excessive fears.
As of press time, this snake is still missing, and it is likely to still be wandering in the residential area, so be careful!
For the safety of everyone, Xiaobian has also sorted out the self-help methods and measures for encountering snakes, so hurry up and learn it!
2. What to do if you encounter a snake
To avoid encountering snakes, you can do this:
01. When passing through the park, it is best to walk along the sidewalk.
02. Keep your backyard clean and avoid a lot of weeds and garbage.
03. Try to avoid rats in the home or around the back, because rats are snake food and will attract snakes.
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If you are really unlucky enough to encounter a snake, the experts support:
01. Don't hit the grass snake - if you ignore it, under normal circumstances, the viper will not take the initiative to attack.
02. If you see a snake indoors, it is recommended to remove all people and pets from the room, close the door, fill the gap below with a towel, and then find a professional snake catcher to help.
03. If you see a snake outside and it walks into the utility shed or bottom of your car in your backyard, it's best to get help from a professional snake catcher.
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04. Even small snakes can be very dangerous, such as brown Snake Brown Snake, which is poisonous from the beginning of the snake egg.
In case you're really unlucky and you don't find it, it finds you, or you alarm it and let it bite.
The following first aid measures can be performed:
01. Tie the wound near the heart, with a tightness that allows a finger to be inserted, keeping the bite below the heart.
02. Keep your mood calm, if you are too nervous, your heart will beat faster, accelerate blood circulation, and make the poisonous snake more serious.
03. Do not use drugs with your mouth, do not use tourniquets, painkillers, stimulant drugs
Because swelling may occur at the site of the bite. Swelling and discoloration of the affected area are signs that snakes may be poisonous, but many venomous snake wounds do not respond initially to the wound, so don't be careless
04. Pay attention to the vital signs of yourself or other injured people, make them lie flat when the injured person has symptoms of shock, slightly raise the foot, and keep warm with clothing or something
05. Seek medical assistance immediately
At last
I hope you better not use the above first aid method...
But now that the weather is warm and all kinds of poisons are stirring, you must be careful after going out!
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