Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The Environmental Protection Agency (PPA) of Quintana Roo continues to relocate reptiles displaced by rain. PPA Director Lucio Cruz says they remain active in the relocation of not only reptiles, but also animals.
Cruz says as for animals, porcupines, opossums and raccoons, animals that do not often show up in urban areas, have required relocation by authorities to ensure their safety.
He says collaboration with municipal authorities is key to addressing cases that require specialized intervention such as the more recent cases of poisonous snakes. The rescue of these wildlife specimens, he said, intensified due to the recent rains recorded around Quintana Roo.
“Right now, due to the effect of the rain, specimens such as crocodiles and snakes and small animals are still emerging so we are still willing to continue supporting them,” he said.
While small crocodiles emerged during the first days of heavy rains, snakes have now become a problem for some residents. Due to the rain, snakes have come out of their flooded burrows in search of drier places.
State Civil Protection says several reports of snakes have been recorded of which three were boa constrictors and one nauyaca.
Paulino García Susunaga, head of Lázaro Cárdenas Civil Protection, said there have been five reports of vipers entering homes or patios that have been rescued and released away from people.
Photo: June 2024.
He also said there have been requests for the removal of snakes made by residents after they have killed them out of fear.
