The expert named the reasons for the invasion of snakes in New Moscow

Because of the heat and drought, snakes crawl to houses in New Moscow to cool off, said Sergey Burmistrov, head of the biodiversity conservation department of the Moscow Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection. RIA News.

“Snakes are basically active, and because of the drought and heat, they look for wet places. They can be found near the entrance, under the entrance, they can crawl under the foundation, where it is cool, or there is a reservoir, or (where – ”b”) are watered, and puddles remain. They come crawling in to drink and cool down,” said Mr. Burmistrov.

Earlier it was reported that since the beginning of summer, residents of Moscow and the Moscow region are increasingly faced with snakes. In particular, residents of the Moskovsky settlement complained about the “invasion of snakes”, according to the Baza Telegram channel.

According to Sergei Burmistrov, you can meet snakes not only in Moscow but also in other places. “There are a lot of requests, but we don’t catch them, because they are snakes. The snakes do not harm anyone, they themselves do not attack if they are not touched, ”the expert specified.

In early June, the Telegram channel of the Moscow department of GOChS&PB reported that rescuers had caught a snake found in the bathroom of a residential building in the Chertanovo district in southern Moscow. “On arrival, the rescuers carefully caught the snake, no one was hurt,” the message says.

Polina Motyzlevskaya