with accelerated urban development means that more and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider, scorpion or snake. hi, diego. hi, eva. hey. how are you? i m great. what deadly creature are we looking for here? 0h, we are looking for spiders and scorpions. they are quite common in this part of mexico.
injuries or worse. and climate change, combined with accelerated urban development means that more and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider, scorpion or snake. hi, diego. hi, eva. hey. how are you? i m great. what deadly creature are we looking for here? 0h, we are looking for spiders and scorpions.
being reminded of that. but in reality some are very dangerous. around 4.5 million people are bitten by snakes alone around the world every year, and over half of those bites can lead to serious injuries or worse. and climate change, combined with accelerated urban development means that more and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider,
and travelling around the country, you can t escape being reminded of that. but in reality some are very dangerous. around 4.5 million people are bitten by snakes alone around the world every year, and over half of those bites can lead to serious injuries or worse. and climate change, combined with accelerated urban development means that more and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider,
and more people are coming into contact with things that can bite, with scientists predicting that the number of cases can rise even higher. to get an idea of what s out there here in mexico, i ve come to a park near the capital to meet diego barrales, who s become a twitter sensation. he s the go to guy when it comes to identifying potential danger. every day, hundreds of pictures are sent to him from worried travellers looking for reassurance after a close encounter or bite from a spider, scorpion or snake. hi, diego. hi, eva. hey. how are you? i m great. what deadly creature are we looking for here? 0h, we are looking for spiders and scorpions. they are quite common in this part of mexico. and it doesn t take long to find a scorpion. even though it s dark, they show up with a uv light, which is far more effective than using a traditional torch.