Animal attacks

There are 17 species of snakes in Bulgaria, 4 of which are poisonous, Georgi Krastev, a zoologist at the Sofia Zoo, told Focus Radio. Of these 4 species, 2 are dangerous to people - the horned viper and the common viper, but they bite only when really provoked, he explained.

Weighing a ton and measuring 5 metres, this man-eating beast was found lurking in canal nearby where children play.