Joshua Kimmich Says Venomous Snake Encountered at Germany World Cup Training Camp in Winston-Salem

Germany captain Joshua Kimmich said that at his team’s World Cup training camp in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, “We saw a snake yesterday, and we were told it was venomous.”

“Depuis l’apparition d’un cobra dans les rues de Castelginest, près de Toulouse, mardi, la peur s’est installée dans la commune”

CNews

Kimmich added, “If it bites you, you have to go to the hospital,” describing the encounter as dangerous even though he said he “don't think it's fatal.”

CNews

The German team’s training takes place at Wake Forest University’s facilities, and Kimmich said he now has “a bit more respect for animals” after the scare.

In parallel, the Swiss national team’s preparation in the United States drew attention after its federation shared a map of its base camp facilities at the Jewish Academy of San Diego in California that marked a “Snake Area” and warned “Beware of Snakes.”

Kimmich said the Germans were told the snake was venomous and that “If it bites you, you have to go to the hospital,” while he also said, “I don't think it's fatal, but it is certainly dangerous.”

Euronews reported that Kimmich described the same incident as making him look at local nature differently, adding, “Yesterday we saw a snake. Then they told us it was venomous.”

El Español

El Español said the Swiss coaching staff and local organizers implemented immediate and strict measures, including a ban on entering the red-marked zones and retrieving balls that exited the field into surrounding brush.

Vietnam.vn added that the San Diego Natural History Museum says the region is home to at least four species of venomous pit vipers, and it quoted biologist Falyn Owens of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission saying the snakes “can strike in self‑defense if stepped on or cornered.”

CNews framed the broader scientific context for the fear around venomous snakes, saying that “Capables de tuer en quelques minutes” some reptiles are among the planet’s most lethal animals.

“Joshua Kimmich, an avid gardener and not very familiar with the wildlife of the United States, admits that an encounter with a venomous snake has made him look at the local nature with different eyes”

Euronews

In its list, CNews said the cobra royal can reach “5,5 mètres” and deliver up to “500 mg” of venom in each bite, while it described the Mojave rattlesnake as having “70 mg” of venom that can kill “7.500 souris.”

The Times of India shifted to U.S. geography, saying Arizona is home to roughly “twenty venomous species and subspecies,” with “thirteen recognised species” of rattlesnakes, and it contrasted that with Texas having “fifteen venomous snakes.”

Against that backdrop, the Swiss team’s map at the Jewish Academy of San Diego in California and the German team’s training at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, show how World Cup preparations in the United States are being shaped by warnings about venomous snakes and how to respond if one is encountered.