Beware of poisonous snakes appearing in the summer
(Baonghean.vn) - Since the beginning of July, many families in Nghe An have been terrified when they continuously discovered venomous snakes crawling into their homes. Notably, most of them are kraits, the snake that bit a girl to death in Nghia Dan district.
Snakes continuously found crawling into the house
The first case involvedkraitThe incident that makes many people panic every time it is mentioned is the incident of a snake crawling into the house and biting a girl to death in Nghia Dan district. Specifically, at around 2:00 a.m. on July 3, Ms. NTL (born in 2000, residing in Yen Phu village, Nghia Lam commune, Nghia Dan district) was sleeping in a room on the second floor of her house. When she felt cold, she pulled the blanket up to cover herself and was bitten 3 times in the neck by a cobra in the blanket.
Although her family quickly took her to the Northwestern Regional General Hospital for emergency care, then transferred her to Nghe An General Hospital. However, after 5 days of hospitalization, on July 8, Ms. L. died.
Fortunately, on the evening of July 8, NTQ (born in 2016, residing in Hung Dong Commune, Vinh City) went out to his garden and was unfortunately bitten on the foot by a krait. Upon discovering the incident, relatives quickly applied a tourniquet to his right leg and took him to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for emergency treatment. Fortunately, the child was treated promptly so his life was not in danger.
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| Q. at the time of treatment at Nghe An Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital and the snake that attacked Q. Photo: CSCC |
In the following days, people in many places in the province continuously discovered kraits crawling into their houses. On the night of July 10, a resident in Quang Tien ward, Thai Hoa town, discovered a krait about 1 meter long in his toilet. Knowing that the snake was venomous, he immediately called his family members to surround and beat the snake to death. It is believed that the snake could have entered the toilet through the family's water pipe.
Then, on the evening of July 11, at the house of Ms. Vi Cang (residing in Na Chao village, Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district), a snake about 1 meter long also appeared and crawled through the kitchen window into the house. Luckily, Ms. Cang and her husband discovered it in time.
In Dien Chau district, a resident also shared a video from a security camera recording a krait crawling into the family's living room. At that time, 2 women and a child were sitting and playing in the living room when the venomous snake crawled into the house. A moment later, the child told his mother that there was a snake, so the 2 women immediately carried the child away and used sticks to beat the venomous snake to death.
| A video recording a banded krait crawling into the living room of a family in Dien Chau was shared online and attracted the attention of people. |
On July 13, the family of Thai Thi Hien (living in Hoa Son commune, Do Luong district) was shocked to discover a banded krait lying on the doormat in front of the bathroom door. Fortunately, due to the timely discovery, no one was bitten by the snake. According to Ms. Hien, before that, the couple and their youngest son went into the bathroom to clean themselves before going to bed, but fortunately did not step on the rag on the bathroom floor. When the eldest son went in, he discovered the back half of the snake lying in the rag.
On July 14, a 57 kg dog belonging to a family in My Thuong hamlet, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) was also bitten to death by a cobra that crawled into the house. According to the owner, at around 9 pm a cobra crawled into his house. The dog saw it and ran to attack and chase the snake. Immediately after that, the dog was attacked by the snake. About 10 minutes later, the dog died. When he discovered the incident, he did not have time to intervene and then used a shovel to beat the snake to death.
Need to wash the wound, first aid promptly
Explaining the continuous appearance of snakes crawling into houses and gardens in recent times, experienced people said that this is a completely normal phenomenon, because it is summer, snakes need water so they crawl in to find a water source. Wet areas with running water such as sinks, kitchens, bathrooms must be careful, especially wastewater areas...
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| A krait about 1 meter long slithered into a house in Dien Chau district. Photo: CSCC |
According to statistics, in Nghe An there are often 4 types of poisonous snakes:
The firstis the banded krait, banded krait (also known as the black and yellow snake, black and white snake), when bitten by a snake, it causes paralysis of the whole body, respiratory muscles, dehydration and sodium disorders in the blood. The bite site does not swell, leaving only 2 teeth marks, no swelling, no pain. If not treated promptly, the patient will have respiratory failure and die.
Mondayis a cobra (also known as a fat cobra), at the bite causing swelling and necrosis. The patient died from necrotic toxins and complications caused by necrosis.
Tuesdayis a king cobra, the bite caused a lot of swelling but did not cause necrosis. The patient died due to respiratory paralysis and paralysis of the whole body.
Wednesdayis a green snake (snake head, red tail), the bite causes swelling and blood clotting disorder. The patient died of blood clotting disorder.
When bitten by a venomous snake, the victim needs to wash the wound, give first aid promptly, apply a light tourniquet if bitten on the leg or arm, and immediately transfer to a medical facility. In particular, do not subjectively leave the patient at home to treat with traditional medicine. Accordingly, the severity of the symptoms depends on the weight of the snake, large or small, the bite location is closer to the heart and brain, which will be more dangerous.
According to folk experience, to repel snakes from entering the house or garden, people can plant some plants such as citronella, lemongrass, and garlic orchids around the house. In particular, red-tailed green snakes are extremely sensitive to odors, so planting these plants will be even more effective. In addition, you can mix coarse salt with crushed garlic in a 1:1 ratio and sprinkle around the entrance to the house, garden, etc.
Along with that, to prevent snake bites, it is necessary to check places with water sources such as sinks, kitchens, bathrooms, wastewater areas, etc. When gardening, especially wet areas, it is necessary to observe carefully to detect in time if there are snakes hiding.