A warning sign that stands next to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodo_River" class="extiw" title="en:Yodo River">Yodo River</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" class="extiw" title="en:Osaka Prefecture">Osaka Prefecture</a> in Japan, saying "まむしに注意" ("mamushi ni chuui") ("Be careful of mamushi"). The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mamushi" class="extiw" title="en:mamushi">mamushi</a> is a venomous pit viper, causing 2000–3000 snake bites every year in Japan and killing around 10 people per year. Flowering cherry blossom trees and the river itself can be seen behind the sign. The rest of the sign reads "淀川工事事務所" (yodogawa kouji jimusho)" (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/yodogawa/index.php">"Yodo River Works Office"</a>, a river authority that is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure,_Transport_and_Tourism" class="extiw" title="en:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism">Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism</a>).
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