Man came across snake in the middle of floods in Bogotá – credit Social networks
On a truly atypical day in Bogotá, the North Highway, one of the most important road sections in the Colombian capital, was completely flooded on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
The heavy rains that have been hitting the city for several days left the result that, at dusk on November 6, dozens of vehicles seeking to leave as well as enter Bogotá were stuck in the middle of a scene never seen before in which It is one of the most important populations, not only in the country but on the continent.
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And it is that Intermunicipal buses, school routes, private vehicles, among others, were immersed in what appeared to be a river on the North Highway.at 222nd Street, when thousands of people were looking to return to their homes.
The situation forced some of the Citizens who were immersed in the middle of the emergency chose to walk in the middle of the flooded highway until late at night to an area where they could already take public transport or, in the case of cyclists, could already use their vehicles.
However, in the middle of this journey, one of the bike users who was forced to walk through the waters got a real surprise.
Hundreds of people were trapped in the middle of the flood due to heavy rains in Bogotá – credit Bogotá Metropolitan Police
It was through social networks that a video was spread in which it was seen how this person recorded with his cell phone what was happening in the middle of his odyssey when night had already fallen in the Colombian capital.
The film shows how a man who passed just a few meters from where he was standing was walking dragging what appeared to be a wheelbarrow, while a bus and multiple private vehicles were stranded in the middle of the floods.
“I’m fine because I only have a bicycle and I can walk, but here there are a number of school routes that don’t know what to do with the children, they are trying to take them out and return them to their school,” said the bicycle user.
Thus, this citizen continued walking while recording what was happening when He noticed that a snake was “swimming” just a few centimeters from where he was.
Thousands of people were affected by multiple flooding on the North Highway, one of the most important road sections in the Colombian capital – credit @mambientalistac/X
“There’s a little snake here, hello, bye“said the man, who showed no signs of fear in the presence of the reptile.
The video culminates in the sighting of the animal; However, once the video was released, dozens of Internet users expressed their fear at the presence of the snake.
However, since Bogotá Wetlands expressed to Caracol News that said reptile is harmless. It is a savannah snake, a cold climate animal, which could be up to 40 cm in length.
“The head is very small and is very little distinguishable from the neck. The back is mainly black, while the ventral part is much more attractive and comes in two color variants: yellow or red.”
The Savannah snake is not poisonous – credit NaturalistaCO
The agencies in charge were clear that the reptile is not poisonous, as well as that it feeds on insects such as crickets, cockroaches, worms, flies and spiders.
“Among factors that threaten the balance of savanna snake populations are the destruction of habitat or the negative perception of the community with these individuals,” the authorities explained.
However, the situation did not cease to alarm citizens who fear that a situation like the one that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 6, 2024 could be repeated in the Colombian capital in the coming days.
