This summer, Hangzhou was so hot that the snakes were killed?Experts are indeed possible

Qianjiang Evening News · hour news reporter Zhang Ran

Today (August 20), Hangzhou was hot and hot, and won the national high -temperature endurance championship.

A post with "Hangzhou's hot heat stroke" was rushed to the local hot search.

The posters were submitted. The snakes at the door of the house were heat stroke. They opened their mouths on the ground and were paired with the photos of the snake. A green snake in the picture lying on the ground with a relative posture of the head and tail, the mouth Zhang was very big, as if he was shouting, motionless.

Netizens commented on the hot search are also surprised, "Snake is cold -blooded animal, can it be dizzy?" "Snake: too polite Hangzhou" "The white lady comes to Hangzhou, all have become salt and pepper flavor?" " It is called teppanyaki on the ground, and it is also dissipated. "

In everyone's impression, snakes are cold -blooded animals, will it really be exposed to heatstroke or death? Will this really happen?

On the morning of August 20, the Qianjiang Evening News reporter contacted the Hangzhou Zoo's deputy park Yangtze Zhi.

After looking at the photos of the post, Jiang Zhi judged that it was a black snake, which belonged to the non -toxic snake in Zhejiang.

The picture comes from Weibo hot search.

Director Jiangyuan told reporters that there are many types of snakes in Zhejiang, such as five -step snake, viper, cobra snake, etc. The reason why snakes are called cold -blooded animals are because it is more suitable for the temperature from 25 degrees to 32 degrees. Between the temperature below human 36-37 degrees.

The habit of snake is hibernation in winter, and comes out to find food in summer.

The temperature in winter is too low, and the blood circulation system of snakes will not be smooth, and it will be supplemented in autumn, hibernation in winter, and when it is shocked, it will find food for food. In summer, snakes generally inhabits bamboo forests or streams. , Face -to -eat mice, birds, etc. At the water source of the community, the trace of the snake may also be found.

"Although the snake's death is rare, it is possible to happen." Jiang Zhi said that the snake body consists of protein and carbohydrates. Under the high temperature this summer, the ground temperature may reach 50 degrees to 60 degrees. The ground can change the micro -structure of the snake body for only one or two minutes, and it will quickly attack the snake's respiratory system. The snake feels hypoxia and will open a big mouth.

"Basically a minute or two of the high temperature ground crawling can cause snake death." Jiang Zhi said that the snake sent by netizens may have to prey in prey. The picture taken by netizens.

However, the snake's life is still a single digit, which is very rare. "This year is extremely hot, which has led to the occurrence of this occasional incident." Director Jiang finally said.

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