Annually about half a million people suffer from stings of snakes, from them 2% perish from poison of reptiles. Most often they can be met on marsh hummocks, lawns and stubs where snakes acquire a tan and lose vigilance. If accidentally to frighten this creeping being, then the sting can be guaranteed. It is necessary to know rules of conduct of the person at a meeting with a snake.
How to behave at a meeting with a snake?
The meeting with this reptile can be avoided, just it is necessary to be very attentive, to watch the step. It is attentively necessary to treat also branches which hang over you as snakes often sit on trees. Do not pull branches at all and do not shake trees. When walking publish noise, stamp, shuffle the feet and you rustle with a stick before yourself. A snake, having heard that get closer to her, will try to disappear from you as soon as possible. This creeping being, as well as you, is not eager for a meeting at all.
If you met a snake on the way, do not do sharp movements at all and do not try to touch her. In most cases they are not aggressive, do not attack the person. The snake can attack if you strongly frightened her or nearby there is a laying of eggs. In the afternoon reptiles can be sleepy and sluggish, but it does not mean that it it is possible to pick up or be photographed with it. Having found a snake, at once stop and stand then slowly recede back. Never turn a back to a creeping creature.
Try to avoid walks on the cross-country terrain for lack of roads. If you decided to subdue novel distances, then it is necessary to take care of equipment properly. High boots from strong material, reliable and dense trousers with additional protection below knees will be necessary for you. The majority of reptiles sleep in the afternoon, and hunt at night. Therefore in night-time it is necessary to move with a small lamp, attentively watching the step. Do not touch (and better even you avoid) the fallen trunks of trees, stones and stubs. Such shady places are favourite shelters for snakes, spiders and poisonous scorpions.
The help at a sting of a snake
At the bitten person the arterial blood pressure begins to decrease, vomiting, dizziness develops. Such consequences are short-term, last usually within one-two hours. After that there is quickly growing tumor, the unpleasant aching pain in the place of a sting. It is necessary to give first aid to the person who suffered from a sting of a snake. First of all he needs to be calmed, it is very important as tachycardia in wild spirits can begin. Heart will fight is speeded up, poison will spread quicker. Let's the victim drink several glasses of water, tea or juice, apply to the place of a sting cold for reduction of hypostasis. Limit mobility of the person to slow down poison distribution. Immediately call the ambulance or try to take the victim to the nearest hospital. If you in a mouth have no wounds, then it is possible to suck away poison and to spit out it. In medical institution to the patient will give an injection of antidotal serum.