On April 25, some netizens took a video saying that in the Python River Scenic Area in Jincheng, Shanxi, there were monkeys snatching tourists' backpacks.
In the video, a woman with a bag on her back was playing in the scenic area, and suddenly a monkey came out from behind, and the monkey rummaged on the woman's backpack to find something, and the woman was so frightened that she screamed until a man came to drive her, and the monkey did not give up. In response to this situation, the reporter also contacted the Python River Scenic Area.
The staff of Shanxi Jincheng Python River Scenic Area introduced: Because the monkey is wild, it is mainly looking for food, thinking that the woman has food in her bag. Lockers are set up at the intersection of the scenic spot, and the staff of the scenic spot will remind tourists to store their backpacks in the lockers, and there are staff in the scenic spot who have been patrolling that section of the road.
The staff also said that there was no situation where tourists were bitten by wild monkeys in this scenic area, and if tourists are worried, they can buy a 5 yuan accident insurance, which is not mandatory and voluntary. If you are bitten by a wild monkey, the scenic spot will reimburse the cost of the vaccine.
It is understood that near the scenic spot is the Python River Macaque National Nature Reserve, and the population of macaques in the reserve is close to 2,500.