"왜 이런 곳에 뱀이"…'극한 폭염'에 도심 출몰 ↑ / SBS 8뉴스

Anchor Reports of snakes appearing in places where they wouldn't typically be found are surging. This is also attributed to the extreme summer weather. Reporter Noh Yoo-jin covered the story. Reporter [Wow, it's big. It's huge. This is definitely a python.] Firefighters open the hood of a car parked in a parking lot and pull a snake out with tongs. In front yards of houses, and in apartment flowerbeds as well. Snakes are appearing in unexpected places all across the country. [Fire Sergeant Lee Seung-ho / Singi 119 Safety Center, Michuhol Fire Station: This summer, the number of snake dispatch reports has more than doubled compared to previous years.] According to the dispatch statistics for snake capture and rescue received by the National Fire Agency, the number of dispatches has increased significantly compared to last summer. One company specializing in pest and animal extermination is currently flooded with requests to catch snakes. [Lee Kyung-min / Pest Control Company: (Do you get calls these days from apartments or houses asking you to catch snakes?) We get a lot of calls. They ask us to catch snakes crossing the streets on the lawns.] The reason snakes are appearing even in urban areas like this is due to the extreme summer weather. Snakes, which had been starving after ceasing activity during the rainy season that lasted for over 30 days, came down from the mountains in search of food, but due to the heatwave, they have taken refuge in the shade of residential areas. [Park Chang-deuk / Senior Researcher at the National Institute of Ecology: Especially around apartments, it is a place where they can easily obtain rodents or other food sources, which are the snakes' main prey, from things like food waste. Also, these days, green spaces and landscaping are well-done. Because there is an environment suitable for hiding...] .] As venomous snakes such as pit vipers and red-necked snakes have been appearing frequently recently, do not touch them and call 119. If you are bitten, keep the bitten area lower than your heart and receive first aid. (Video Coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Yang Hyun-chul; Video Editing: Lee Hong-myung) ☞ More Information https://news.sbs.co.kr/y/?id=N1007306617 #SBSNews #8News #Urban #Snake #Sighting #Report #ExtremeHeatwave ▶ Subscribe to SBS News Channel : https://n.sbs.co.kr/youtube ♨ Discuss current hot issues together (Subscribe to SBS News): https://premium.sbs.co.kr ▶ SBS News Live : https://n.sbs.co.kr/youtubeLive , https://n.sbs.co.kr/live ▶ Report to SBS News Homepage: https://n.sbs.co.kr/inform Application: Install the 'SBS News' app and report - https://n.sbs.co.kr/App KakaoTalk: Add 'SBS News' as a friend and chat - https://pf.kakao.com/_ewsdq/chat Facebook: Send 'SBS News' message -   / sbs8news   Email: [email protected] Text: # and 6000 Phone: 02-2113-6000 Website: https://news.sbs.co.kr/ Facebook:   / sbs8news   Twitter:   / sbs8news   KakaoTalk: https://pf.kakao.com/_ewsdq Instagram:   / sbsnews