In recent years, the snake suburbs began to appear in the vicinity of settlements, and hunters with mushroom pickers say more frequent meetings with
them in the woods.RAS scientists explain this fact abnormal heat and large-scale fires, which deprived reptiles fodder.Thus, the snake changed their habitat in search of his usual coolness and water, as well as small rodents, whose population has fallen dramatically due to natural disasters.
specialists snakes - gerpentologi explain it a little differently: more than 10 years in the Moscow region the number of reptiles is not controlled.From the moment when the capital was closed Serpentarium, the staff dismissed, and in fact they carried out this work.In Soviet times each year in the Moscow region to catch up to 12 thousand snakes, which gave
opportunity not only to regulate their number, but also to receive up to 700 grams of pure poison for the pharmaceutical industry.The consequence of this fact, according to forecasts gerpentologov will be a progressive increase in the number of reptiles in the coming years.Snakes found near Moscow lovely refuge on the waterlogged peat bogs, which will also help to increase the population.
In the Moscow region inhabited by only three regular species of snakes - that's ordinary, and ordinary copperhead adder.The first representatives of reptiles at a meeting with a person, usually flee and totally harmless.Copperhead - snake from the family colubridae and as harmless.In actual fact it appears that the only poisonous snake
suburbs - a viper.But rumors about their dangers are greatly exaggerated.Vipers venom needed to kill his victims: small rodents, small birds, chicks and frogs.It is a weight calculated dose of poison.In addition, cancer-producing poison, they are poorly developed.
man much bigger these living beings, but, of course, and he was suffering from the bite of a viper.Therefore, the most important thing when dealing with this kind of reptiles - do not panic, do not scream, do not make any sudden movements, and the snake upolzet aside.Man is not the subject of food interests viper, and it makes no sense to attack him.And all the idle talk of the natural aggressiveness of vipers are absolutely groundless.
suburbs inhabited by snakes, mostly in forests, swamps and rivers have, at least in the meadows.When
meeting with them, of course, to better understand - poisonous or venomous specimen crept you to the meeting.How can I do that?Firstly, from a poisonous snake pupil, like a feline, while not poisonous - round.Secondly, between the head and the body of the Viper has a thin neck.Coloring poisonous inhabitants of the Moscow region is very diverse: from light gray to black.The length of adult vipers reaches 1 meter.In recent years, cases of vipers bite people has increased significantly.Most meetings have become a man and a snake in the suburbs.2013 came with some exceptions - statistics show a decrease in requests bitten by medical institutions.But this does not mean that you can forget about the existence of these animals and prepare for a chance encounter with them in the forest.
