Has someone released over a thousand cobras in a village? Local response
On September 7th, it was rumored online that over a thousand cobras were released from Baimatang Village, Shimen Town, Tongxiang City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, wreaking havoc in the area. The Shimen Town government responded to Jimu News reporters by saying that the rumors circulating online were actually rumors that an outsider was raising cobras in an old house, and a small number of small snakes had escaped. Currently, most of them have been arrested, and there have been no incidents of harm to anyone.
On September 7th, someone announced that a large number of cobras had appeared in Shimen Town, Tongxiang City, Jiaxing. There are rumors circulating online that local villagers in Baimatang Village intentionally released cobras after being reported for illegally raising them. "There are over a thousand of them," he said
Cobras discovered by local merchants
On the 7th, a merchant told Jimu News reporters that in the morning, he went to Lizhuang Group, Baimatang Village, Shimen Town for business and found a small cobra on the roadside. He heard from the locals that snakes come out of farms and are mostly small snakes, with about twenty or so.
A villager from Baimatang Village said that four or five days ago, some small cobras were suddenly discovered in the village. It is said that an outsider found an old house to raise cobras, and about twenty snakes ran out. Several households have found cobras in their homes, and they have not heard of anyone being bitten by snakes. Firefighters and other personnel are catching them in the village. He expressed disbelief in the statement deliberately released by someone online.
The government staff of Shimen Town responded to Jimu News reporters that the claim that "villagers released over a thousand cobras" is a rumor. In fact, an outsider rented an old house in Baimatang Village and started raising cobras more than 20 days ago. During the process, a small number of small snakes were hatched and escaped. After discovering this situation, the town government has organized personnel to conduct investigations and arrests locally, and most of them have been arrested. Hospitals in Tongxiang City and Shimen Town have also prepared serum. At present, the area where cobras were found is mainly within a few hundred meters of the incident site, and there have been no incidents of people being bitten. The outsider does not have the qualifications to raise cobras, and the public security department has intervened in handling this matter. Subsequent actions will be taken based on the investigation results.
The staff of Shimen Police Station also stated that the news of over a thousand cobras being released in Baimatang Village is a rumor.
