Jakarta –
According to new research, climate change is likely to cause mass migration of species sheep snake to new areas and countries that are not yet ready. Researchers predict that Nepal, Niger, Namibia, China and Myanmar will see the most venomous snake species coming from neighboring countries due to the warm climate.
according to findings published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal, low-income countries in South and Southeast Asia, as well as parts of Africa, will be particularly at risk of an increase in the number of snake bites. The study defined the geographic distribution of 209 species of poisonous snakes that cause medical emergencies in humans to understand where they might find favorable climate conditions in 2070.
Although most species of venomous snakes will experience a reduction in their range due to the loss of tropical and subtropical ecosystems, the habitat of some species such as the West African gaboon viper will be up to 250%. It is also expected that the number of horned snake species will more than double by 2070. However, it is estimated that some snakes will lose more than 70% of their range.
“As more land is converted to agriculture and livestock, this destroys and disrupts the natural habitats that snakes depend on,” said study authors Pablo Ariel Martinez of the Federal University of Sergipe in Brazil and Talita F Amado from the German Integrated Biodiversity Centre.
“However, some common snake species can adapt to agricultural landscapes and even breed in some crop fields or livestock areas that provide food sources such as rodents,” said detikINET from the Guardian.
“Our research shows that when poisonous snakes start appearing in new places, this is a warning for us to start thinking about how we can keep ourselves and our environment safe,” he continued he on.
WHO estimates that 1.8 to 2.7 million people are bitten by venomous snakes each year, causing 138,000 deaths and at least 400,000 permanent amputations and disabilities.
“We now have a better understanding of how snakes will change their distribution as climate changes, but there is also a big concern that snakes will bite more people if there are warm temperatures, bad wet weather and floods exterminate snakes and humans more often,” said the researcher.
Soumyadeep Bhaumik, a lecturer in medicine at the University of New South Wales in Sydney assesses the need for countries with a high potential for snakebites to cooperate with neighboring countries. “After all, international borders are not for snakes, but for people,” he said.
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2024-05-06 22:45:12
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