A viper crawled onto a playground in Lipetsk

A live viper was spotted near a playground in Lipetsk. This is the first such case in the current season, the press service of the city administration for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations reports.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 19 in the courtyard of house No. 19 on Teperika Street. The message about the viper was received by the dispatch service at about 22:30.

Rescuers promptly moved to the site, GOROD48 writes. They caught the reptile and released it into the forest.

Earlier, toxicologist and scientific journalist Alexey Vodovozov told how to act when encountering a viper. He also explained why the usual first aid measures, in particular, cutting off blood flow with a tourniquet, are wrong.