Who knows sometimes what about ... The summer went for good, most place in the mountains has desert

Who knows sometimes what about ... The summer went for good, most place in the mountains has deserted, the parasitic vegetation thrives. Increasingly seen in our country this phenomenon appear snakes near houses. It is advisable to know what to do if we encounter the evil that say with any viper the only poisonous cross wrap snake and dangerous, as experts say, found in Greece. However to know that snakes do not attack and do not bite if not found at risk. Most bites seen in our parts are unwittingly because sometimes one presses a snake so that feel threatened and bite.
In Greece numbered cross wrap a total of 22 snake species (excluding subspecies), the Viper is the only poisonous and really dangerous. The species is found primarily in Vipera ammodytes. The maximum length of viper is 95 cm, although most measurements show up to 85 cm. Females are usually larger and more massive than males. The main feature of the viper is a horn that rises in front of the head and which is elastic and soft. The horn shows diagonal ahead. Another feature is a zig - zag throughout the body. Males have a more intense color than females. Their language is usually black. Usually cross wrap vipers is active throughout the day. Despite its reputation around their name, V. Ammodytes are usually lethargic, not as aggressive if not provoke not biting. Their behavior depends if threatened. Some can bite right away, others may simply whistling ...
The Viper is the largest and probably the most poisonous snake found in Europe. The poison is usually quite toxic. cross wrap It has proteolytic and neurotoxic ingredients and contains and hemotoxin. Symptoms typically of a stinging viper, are pain, swelling and change of skin color.
Apart from the adder, is deleterious Cat Snake or Gatofido and Sapitis but which is opisthoglyfa, which means that very difficult to manage biting by injection in humans. But to do so, their venom is extremely weak. Otherwise, snakes are harmless and completely misunderstood ... they were flanked by legends cross wrap and traditions cross wrap of our country, and of course a religious symbolism of the snake with the "bad" (the cursed serpent!).
Snakes scare however cross wrap equally with man, when realizing his presence. And do not attack unless threatened cross wrap their lives. If that one does not try to kill the snake, as almost always is, will have absolutely no problem in the relationship with him! Especially since this "relationship" can also be beneficial, since snakes are the natural exterminators of rodents. A snake can consume up to a thousand mice in his life ...
In Req / time has never been done to date official record of incidents dealt health services so that no statistical data over time in order to be exploited. cross wrap This year alone ... and so far, there are three people who were taken to hospital Agrinio after snake bite and a hospital of Messolonghi. The first bite, however this year was in the region cross wrap of Vonitsa and the patient was transferred to the nearby hospital of Lefkada. Overall ie ... and up to this moment we have five cases. But doctors we spoke, both in the hospital Agrinio and mostly cross wrap in health centers in rural areas of the county, they told us that they have been asked in recent years several times to deal with such cases. Advise its transport to be directly and recall the known practice directly be applied by someone who suffered the bite of the viper, is that the small incision (tying not to proceed with the poison and sucking). In health centers, however there are antiofikoi cross wrap sera. If them someone cross wrap who had transferred the 'experience', first aid will be provided and will be transferred to hospital.
Finally, we should note that due to the parasitic vegetation, but also the many abandoned houses, snakes often occur even in the urban fabric of Agrinio. On the outskirts of the city the appearance is frequent. Brimstone considered repulsive snakes, the most effective way is however deforestation and cleaning properties and farmhouses (where most cases). Cats do not ... do a good job for those who do not want to have "unwanted" visitors.
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