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Hundreds of illegally imported poisonous snakes, thousands of scorpions and tarantula spiders, as well as many more lizard iguanas, are housed in apartments in the capital and beyond. Recent years, The reptile market, even dangerous, tends to become fashionable mainly in a category of young people, who like to highlight their diversity or attract people’s attention in this way.
Perhaps the incident with the 30-year-old psychologist from Cyprus who bitten by the Indian cobra “Naja Kaouthia” in the apartment in Zografou may have made an impression, however, those who deal with reptiles are well aware that such dangerous species now enter homes very easily, as There is absolutely no control over its importation from countries like India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Cambodia.
“Buyers are usually young until 30 years old, who do it to impress and attract people’s attention,” a person involved in the importation of reptiles, who wishes to remain anonymous, told protothema.gr. “Tarantulas have a long time since they start from 15 euros (Lasiodora parahybana) with the most expensive ones do not exceed 45 euros (Grammostola pulchra) as well as scorpionsHe adds.
If you order by phone, a courier from another pet store in Athens can bring a giant scorpion from the forest to your door. whose size reaches up to 12 cm, with low toxicity venom, the sting of which, however, is quite painful, as indicated in the advertisement. Looking in online stores that sell reptiles we also found a scorpion Pandinus Karvimanus, up to 25 cm in size originally from East Africa.
Who is the 30-year-old who was bitten by a cobra?
The 30-year-old Cypriot introduces himself as a psychologist and snake lover on social media. “Who is currently working with many” Naja Kaouthia “cobras” “ as he usually mentions on his Instagram profile. It is the species of Indian cobra that he lodged in his apartment in Zografou, whose bite it was almost fatal to his life.
In fact, his Instagram profile is full of photos of poisonous reptiles, although it is not clear if all these snakes that he exhibits in public belong to him.
Doctors at the ICU of Agios Savvas, where the 30-year-old continues to be cared for, Express moderate optimism that you will be able to overcome danger.. Yesterday morning they gave him the antidote for the poison of the Indian cobra, which arrived by private flight from Cyprus as there is no antidote bank in Greece, the Cypriot owner of the pet store “Reptilia Nostra” told Protothema, that was known. gr with the 30 year old. It was he who supplied her with frozen rodents to feed the Indian cobra that he kept in his apartment in a special cage.
When asked if the 30-year-old bought the specific reptile from his store, the pet store owner is adamant. “The purchase was not made in my store, nor could it be made because Although there is no law in Greece that prohibits the possession of poisonous reptiles, to obtain one you must have a special permit of the Prefecture as well as the suitable place to lodge it “.
Regarding the conditions under which the snake managed to bite the 30-year-old, the pet store owner stated that this probably happened at feeding time. “Obviously, the snake felt the heat in its owner’s hand and instead of biting his frozen food, it bit his hand.”
A friend of the 30-year-old also spoke to protothema.gr, who confirmed that the cobra bit its owner while feeding, without ever leaving its special cage. When asked how his friend got the specific species of poisonous snake, he replied that he did not know. “All we know is that our friend was bitten by a cobra and that his parents asked us to help get the reptile out of the house,” he said. According to him, the Indian cobra remains in the apartment of the 30-year-old psychologist and seeks a way to be transported to safety.
What is the type of cobra that bit the 25-year-old?
The cobra Naja Kaouthia It is mainly found in India, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
The head is rounded and the eyes are small. Poisonous teeth are found in the upper jaw. The length of the reptile reaches 1.7-1.9 meters. The maximum length is up to 2.4 meters. A notable characteristic of the snake is that in moments of danger, it raises a third of its body vertically and extends the upper part of its neck to the sides. At the same time, the neck is significantly expanded and becomes flat.
The body color of a reptile is quite variable and depends on the environment. The main background varies from light gray to brown. It can even be black while the belly has a slightly yellowish tint. This type of cobra has a deadly venom and when injected into the human body it causes, in addition to neurological and neuromuscular symptoms, including drowsiness, hypotension. Death can occur in some cases even within 60 minutes.
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