in the cities, as a result of the drought of the winter caused by drought and lack of food for the snakes.
In an effort to identify outbreaks of water, the snakes go near swimming pools, grass, and stagnant waters, in search of food, which includes lizards, frogs, insects and rodents.
The drought dried up the rivers and natural lakes where spotted easier prey.
According to experts, the population, the number of snakes has not increased, rather decreased due to the weather conditions. What happens, however, is to go up in cooler areas. In the last few days is a lot of the outbreaks in residential areas close to the snakes, and there were complaints about the bites of a snake that led the victims to the hospital.
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Nicosia: Snakes in residential areas
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