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900 Snakes Escape After Massive Floods
VCG / VCG via Getty ImagesNearly 900 snakes have escaped from a farm in China after it flooded during Typhoon Maysak. At least 17 people have died, with more than 331 injured, after powerful storms carrying 160mph winds tore through parts of southern and central China, ripping apart homes, overturning vehicles, and damaging farmland. More than 4,800 houses were damaged. In the southern region of Guangxi, at least six people were killed in severe flooding that also saw around 900 snakes escape from a snake farm that was washed away, state-owned media Red Star News reported. Videos showed residents wading through knee-deep floodwaters to capture the escaped snakes. One villager was hospitalized after being bitten, while around a dozen locals joined forces to round up the reptiles. Officials said most of the escapees were harmless water snakes and rat snakes, but the group also included several highly venomous cobras.Read it at ABC AustraliaRead more at The Daily Beast.
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Sweden Herald
· Jul 7, 2026
Deadly floods in China send up to 900 snakes escaping from washed-away farm
Deadly floods in China send up to 900 snakes escaping from washed-away farm
Twitchy
· Jul 11, 2026
Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village
Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village
Daily Express
· Jul 8, 2026
Horror moment 900 snakes escape breeding facility and swim through village
Some of them are poisonous cobras.
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 8, 2026
900 Snakes Escape During China Floods
Nearly 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a breeding farm in Hangzhou, China after heavy flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak, prompting authorities to launch a large-scale search. #China #Floods #Snakes
Animals | The Guardian
· Jul 9, 2026
Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding
Local media in Hengzhou report king ratsnakes and cobras among hundreds in flood waters caused by typhoon MaysakHundreds of snakes, including cobras, have escaped from flooded breeding farms in southern China as severe storms continue to batter parts of the country.State media reported that a snake farm in Hengzhou, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was hit by flood waters after days of heavy rainfall caused by typhoon Maysak, prompting warnings for nearby residents. Continue reading...
OpIndia
· Jul 11, 2026
900 snakes escape flooded breeding farm as Typhoon Maysak wreaks havoc: What is snake farming and why China breeds snakes
Videos of hundreds of snakes slithering through floodwaters after Typhoon Maysak destroyed a snake farm in China's Guangxi province have gone viral, drawing global attention to the terrifying escape of nearly 900 reptiles and the country's little-known snake farming industry.
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Related coverage for "900 Snakes Escape After Massive Floods": Sweden Herald — Deadly floods in China send up to 900 snakes escaping from washed-away farm. Twitchy — Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village. Daily Express — Horror moment 900 snakes escape breeding facility and swim through village. Al Arabiya English — 900 Snakes Escape During China Floods. Animals | The Guardian — Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding. OpIndia — 900 snakes escape flooded breeding farm as Typhoon Maysak wreaks havoc: What is snake farming and why China breeds snakes