The cyraú is well known, and receives a name in each place: cillorto in Amurrio, cilorto in Orduña, enanago in Artziniega, circus in Okondo and Llodio, aguano in Zuhatza, sirón Losa… Despite being known, and of course, it has not had any venom, it often appears dead in the cunets. Ciraunas are not ophids, but “anguids”, a family of reptiles formed by long lizards without legs. If they catch it by the tail, they release it, like lizards (autotomy of the tail).

The Iberian corner triton, a corner species inhabiting our own, has the opposite: it is completely unknown, as if it did not exist in our fauna. Ayala is not as normal as in other counties of Álava, and it is also very discreet and flees at high speed. Although similar to ciraunas, skis are members of another family, such as Esquinidos or Scincidae, among which there are several species of underdeveloped limbs. It is pointless to say that they have no relation to the ophids.

Current society has enough information to overcome the prejudices and myths of the past. The issues related to knowledge and protection of the environment, which are working in school, should be a reflection of the values that we want to educate our sons and daughters. Let us hope that these horrible shows will not be repeated soon, as if the serpents, the viruelas, the viruelas and the penks, who have disappeared, would have made the world an immense favor and saved themselves from a great danger.