Going to the forest for mushrooms or on a picnic, you probably will not be happy to meet snakes. The attitude to these, in general, very useful, reptiles is firmly formed in our minds by cinema tricks. A snake is horror, what is it! She will rush at you from an ambush, and when you try to escape, she will chase after you with one purpose - to bite. Well, what does it look like? Let us all once and for all understand who the snakes are and what they are afraid of when they meet us.
What types of snakes are poisonous?
Not every snake is dangerous to humans. In our latitudes, only two species of poisonous snakes live - this is an adder and a muzzle.
Viper - a thin snake 60 cm long, steel color, with a black or brown pattern on the back. By the way, the snake venoms of this species are a valuable raw material for the manufacture of many medicines.
The muzzle is thicker than a viper, about the same length, yellow-gray, with transverse dark stripes on the body. In some individuals, the skin has a pinkish tint. It is difficult to confuse a disturbed muzzle with another snake, since it emits a very unpleasant smell, noticeable at a distance of up to five meters.
What are snakes afraid of: how do they behave in different weather?
The behavior of all snakes, and poisonous, and not, depends on how warm they are. In cool, rainy or cloudy weather, snakes look for drier, warmer places to warm up. They are slow and listless. Serpents do not represent a serious danger at this time, and when meeting a person they try to scare him away: they curl into a ball, raise their heads, hiss and make false attacks in his direction. In hot, dry times, snakes hide in the shade, it is difficult to detect them, and when they hear a person approach, they try to hide immediately.
But if someone, out of curiosity or out of nothing to do, decides to pursue her, she becomes furious, cowering into a tight lump, makes an instant ejection of her whole body and tries to get closer to a person in order to reach him with her teeth. If you leave the snake alone, it will immediately hide in the nearest shelter.
What are snakes afraid of: when do they attack?
A snake can only bite an inattentive or careless person who pressed it with his hand or foot. Therefore, remember that when moving through the forest, you need to grab a stick and create a noise around you, moving grass and dry leaves. Snakes are timid and, most likely, will try to hide, having felt the vibration from the approach of a person.
And having noticed the snake, freeze, do not scare it even more, let it crawl away. By the way, when meeting with a reptile, pay attention to its pupils. If they look like clicks, like a cat, then you have a poisonous snake in front of you, but if round, then not.
What are snakes afraid of: how to behave when meeting with them?
If you still met with a snake, then try not to fuss and do not make sudden movements. This may cause her to attack the intruder. In addition, fussing, you can step on another snake, as reptiles live in families. Do not run from the snake and do not attack it! Stop and slowly back off.
If you find a snake in your tent or in a bag, then calmly step aside and stamp heavily there or tap with a stick. Typically, a snake is frightened by vibration and crawls away.
So what are snakes afraid of?
You probably understood from the article that most of all snakes scare a person himself. And having sensed his approach, the snake tries to flee as quickly as possible, and not attack. And during a chance meeting, you need to try not to scare her even more, and then your walk will not be overshadowed by anything.