Is it true that 800 cobras ran out of Xinle Qingtong snake farm in Shijiazhuang?

Recently, a news that 800 cobras ran out of the snake farm in Xinle Qingtong, Shijiazhuang, spread wildly in local friends circle and social groups, causing heated discussion among netizens. After many large-scale investigations and tests, the relevant departments pointed out that there were no 800 snakes mentioned in the rumor. Only four snakes escaped from a farmer's house, but they were all recovered, and they were all edible meat snakes, belonging to low-grade poisonous snakes. There is no news that anyone has been bitten by a snake.

Why are we so afraid of snakes? Mainly because most snakes are highly toxic and can be roughly divided into two categories. The first kind is blood-borne snake venom: this kind of snake venom has the appearance characteristics of big head and small triangle neck, such as welding head and Agkistrodon halys. After being bitten, it will destroy our blood circulation system. The wound is obvious, and it may be congested or bleeding. Some serious skin will blister, and the injured person usually feels very painful.

The second kind is nerve snake venom: this kind of snake generally has the appearance characteristics of small head and thin tail, giving people the illusion of no poisonous snake, such as golden ring snake, silver ring snake, cobra, bamboo leaf green and so on. After being bitten, it will destroy the nervous system and paralyze the respiratory system. Although the wound is not obvious, it may not be red and swollen, but it is very dangerous. Some people even don't know it when they are bitten, and finally they die of nervous and respiratory weakness.

When we understand the living habits of snakes, it is important to know when and where they will appear. The activity of snakes is seasonal, and the temperature in most parts of China changes greatly throughout the year, so the activity of snakes has obvious seasonal differences. Snakes sleep and hibernate in summer. When the temperature is higher than 35℃ in summer, snakes will hide under big trees, beside pools and in cool and humid places to lower their body temperature. We should go to those places as little as possible.

The activity of snakes is also day and night, which refers to the daily activity law of snakes. The law of diurnal activity is related to foraging, environment, temperature and light. Generally speaking, king cobra, cobra, etc. Mainly feeding during the day and resting at night. Bungarus multicinctus and Bungarus multicinctus go out for food at night. Most Agkistrodon halys go out for food in the morning and evening.