Higher temperatures lead to more viper bites in Sweden
The unusally warm weather has meant more people than usual have been bitten by vipers this year.
Mark Personne is a physician at the Swedish Poisons Information Center. He says that everyone who thinks they’ve been bitten by a viper should seek professional care.
“Even if you haven’t had a very serious reaction to begin with, serious symptoms can come within the next few hours, and it’s impossible to tell for someone who’s been bitten how serious it is. So everyone should go to the hospital” he says.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Man in Northern Canada killed protecting his children from polar bear, CBC News
Finland: Climate change brings new butterfly species to Finland, Yle News
Norway: European Arctic swelters under tropical temperatures, breaks heat records, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Record heatwave in the Arctic, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Italian water bombers assisting Sweden in fight against spreading wildfires, Radio Sweden
United States: Trump admin pushes for looser rules on predator hunting in Alaska, Alaska Public Media
