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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flood displaces snakes, rats, and stray animals into homes, stairs, and rescue paths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snake on indoor stairs, rat swarms, insect surge after water.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hissing or movement in debris pile near path.
Scene hazards: Snake bite, Leptospirosis from rats, Infection
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop movement. Illuminate area with torch from safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Back away — do not poke with bare hands.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call local snake rescue or 112 for venomous species indoors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Seal room until expert arrives if snake contained.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 for snake bite — note colour and size from safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Municipal team for carcass or snake removal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snake bite hospital protocol — do not wait for symptoms.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rat bite tetanus and fever watch.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wade blind in brown water — snake strike zone.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT sleep on ground floor with open doors during flood.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flood snakes always flee — they will not enter houses
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snakes climb to dry furniture and stair landings — common cause of indoor bites during monsoon floods.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stepping on coiled snake in dark stairwell.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snakes seek dry ground on stairs, trees, and furniture during floods.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rats contaminate water and bite when cornered.