Nearly 900 Snakes Escape Flooded China Breeding Farm
Local teams are using nets and emergency clinics after the flood sent venomous snakes into nearby villages, with at least one death reported.
- On Monday, July 6, Typhoon Maysak-driven floodwaters breached a reservoir in Hengzhou, Guangxi, destroying a commercial snake-breeding farm and releasing approximately 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, into populated areas.
- Guangxi serves as a global hub for snake farming, housing nearly 20 million reptiles across more than 14,000 farms by 2020, according to Guangxi Daily, where industrial concentration transforms extreme weather into unique public health emergencies.
- Civilian teams captured 2,000–3,000 snakes in two days, while local hospitals treated multiple snakebite victims, including at least one fatality; flooded roads delayed critical medical care as venom took hold.
- Guigang Zoo faced severe damage as floodwaters rose over 2 meters, with predators locked in cages—a decision the animal rights group PETA called 'unconscionable'—and over 100 animals, including zebras and ostriches, went missing.
- Authorities increased antivenom stocks at the Municipal People's Hospital and issued safety guidelines Wednesday urging residents to avoid nighttime outdoor activities and seal home openings as search operations continue.
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Nearly 900 snakes escape breeding farm during China flood
Rescue teams in flood-hit southern China faced an extraordinary challenge after rising waters triggered an unexpected public safety scare, as hundreds of snakes, including venomous ones, waded through the flooded region.
The images depicting hundreds of reptiles, some mortals, that swim free in the streets of a village submerged by the water, in China, in the Guangxi region, have become viral. It all began on Monday, July 6 in Hengzhou, a city of about one million inhabitants in the autonomous region of Guangxi, in the south of China. [...] L'articolo Hundreds of poisonous snakes fleeing through the flooded streets of a village: the incredible images from China.…
Typhoon floods snake farms in southern China, sending cobras and vipers into homes
Days after Typhoon Maysak hit southern China, a snake farm in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, was flooded, setting hundreds of snakes free from their breeding pens. In one dramatic video, locals were seen using nets to catch the snakes — including cobras. "Hundreds of snakes escaped all at once," one man told Beijing News, according to The Guardian. "I've seen five or six." He had been bitten by a cobra while cleaning the first floor of his home. W…
WATCH — China: 900 Snakes Escape Breeding Farm as Floodwaters Devastate Village in Hangzhou
Hundreds of venomous snakes escaped a breeding farm in China when a tropical storm dropped heavy rainfall, causing devastating flooding. The post WATCH — China: 900 Snakes Escape Breeding Farm as Floodwaters Devastate Village in Hangzhou appeared first on Breitbart.
First, a Reservoir Collapsed in China and the Village Was Flooded – Then, Came the Escaped Venomous Snakes by the Hundreds
by Paul Serran The Cobras and alligators escaped from a ‘breeding farm’ in Hengzhou. Those with Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) are advised not to proceed, since the situation in China’s province of Hengzhou is a disturbing, living nightmare scenario. Very scary footage has emerged of literally hundreds of venomous snakes escaping a breeding farm as floodwaters...
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