YEREVAN, JUNE 19, ARMENPRESS. There is absolutely nothing uncommon in the increasing snake sightings in Yerevan and in other places throughout the nation, according to a researcher.
Aram Aghasyan, a Senior Researcher at the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology at the National Academy of Sciences, says that the increased snake sightings are weather-related, to name a few factors.
The heavy rains extended spring and the reptiles, understood for their unsteady temperature levels, have actually relatively appeared in sight at the same time.
Just this weekend (June 16-18) 911 operators received 38 get in touch with snake sightings in the cities of Yerevan, Vagharshapat, Kapan, Berd, and a number of towns. Responding rescuers captured 5 Transcaucasian ratsnakes, 2 lawn snakes, 2 Armenian vipers and other types and moved them to safe ranges far from metropolitan locations and launched the animals into the wild.
The scientist pointed out urbanization as another factor of the increased snake sightings.
“The fact that construction works are taking place next to many towns is also no less important, new roads are under construction and people are entering the snake habitat, taking over their biotope,” Aghasyan said.
There are 23 types of snakes in Armenia, 16 of which are discovered around Yerevan, especially in Davitashen, Avan, the Hrazdan Gorge, along with along the roadway to Ashtarak. There is a 1 in 20 opportunity of encountering a poisonous snake in Armenia. The just poisonous snake discovered in the locations around Yerevan is the blunt-nosed viper, while the other 3 poisonous types are discovered in high mountainous surfaces, hence it’s extremely not likely for individuals to face them.
But the possibilities of encountering snakes increase with the tourist season, and given that many individuals residing in cities choose to spend weekends in the countryside.
If you do encounter a snake, keep in mind not to panic. Snakes will never ever be the very first to attack and typically prevent people, Aghasyan said.
“Cases of getting bit are due to inattentiveness by people, when they accidently step on a snake, triggering an instant self-defense instinct. In case of being bit, you must immediately seek treatment at the nearest hospital. There’s no need to panic, and people who get bit mostly start feeling sick from the stress and fear itself,” the scientist said.
All medical facilities are geared up with antivenoms and there are different kinds of treatment.
Do not use a tourniquet and do not slash the injury with a knife or suffice in any method, the specialist said. You can likewise clean the bite with soap and water and cover it with a tidy, dry dressing, to stop bleeding.
There’s one in a million opportunity of a snake bite fatally piercing a big capillary.
Usually, even in the gravest cases victims have up to 4 hours to reach a medical facility.
Aghasyan contacted travel bureau and guides to be trained and geared up to manage such scenarios, especially to have antishock and anti allergic reaction shots and understand the surface.
