Giant snake is found in the backyard [5 meters]

The 5 meters giant snake was found near to the Marco Antonio’s chicken house. According to him, the animal was ready to eat the chickens. “The snake took too long to attack the chickens and we had time to get the riffle and the harpoon”, he said. He and a neighbor killed the reptile.

The concern is with children who live in the region. “These animals are always searching for food and when they get hungry the become very dangerous. I had never seen a snake that size,” said the official public Tatiana Garcia.

According to a press advisory from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), it is no a crime to kill wild animals when it’s necessary to protect crops, orchards and livestock and when there is an authorization from environmental agencies. In cases such as that occurred in Barreirinha, the guidance is to seek help from authorities.

As in Barreirinha, other cities affected by floods have recorded problems with wild animals coming closer to the houses. In Anama (AM), the flooding of the Solimões River made the number of bites by venomous animals increase significantly.

The health council secretary, Sônia Maria, says that in the past two months, were recorded 20 cases of bites, copper and stings by stingray, which is four times more registered than the same period last year.