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by Mishka_U » 22 Jun 2012, 07:39
We have the same types of snake in Central Russia. Precautions are of course needed, but it is good to remember that these snakes are generally not aggressive. It is said that we actually meet vipers in the wood much more often than we see them, because they take every precaution so that we do not notice them and do them no harm. These snakes are much more afraid of us than we are of them. They cannot view a man as their prey - they do not have such teeth as would allow to bite small pieces off their food, they can only swallow, and it is very hard to imagine that a little snake could swallow a big brute like yourself.
Like many (if not all) crawling animals they are very good at feeling vibrations. So they can feel your heavy steps from afar and crawl away into hiding. This is what they generally do - unless they are mad with their breeding instincts (their breeding period is over now - it comes in April and lasts till May-early June) or they have been basking in the sun for too long and have become too lazy to go away.
So, when you see a snake, try to overcome your natural disgust and view it as a worthy inhabitant of the wood. Let it go away or, if it doesn't go, pass by some 5 meters away from it. Do not approach it - respect its privacy and understand that it is afraid of you. Remember that if it is coiled and hissing at you and you are as close as 1 meter, it can spring on you. If it is not coiled but straight and crawling, it will be very hard for it to attack you, so just do not touch it.
If you are bitten by a snake, do not panic. Just go somewhere where you can get medical assistance (main safezone, probably). It you do not feel well (nausea, weakness), ask your comrades to help you to get there.
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