NAHA, Apr 03 (News On Japan) –
As the heat of spring settles in, a warning is being issued for the venomous habu snakes prevalent on Japan’s southern islands.
During a coaching session, Eitaku Tomiyama from the Amami Tourism Habu Center commented: “Five to ten minutes after being bitten, the area turns pitch black and starts to swell, followed by throbbing pain.”
The coaching session was designed to show contributors the right way to seize habu snakes. Those who joined included cops newly assigned to the island of Amami Oshima this spring.
Last yr, 22 individuals on Amami Oshima had been bitten by habu, and their exercise is predicted to extend. Experts advise: “Habu react and bite reflexively upon sensing human body heat, not by vision. The moment they detect body heat, they bite instinctively. If you’re not at least 1.5 meters away, there’s a chance you could be bitten. The most important thing is not to get close.”
Source: ANN