Snake rescuers in Jharkhand fed cake to snakes on World Snake Day, much to the chagrin of Twitter.
In a bizarre event that took place in Jharkhand, a group of snake rescuers gathered to cut cake and feed it to snakes on World Snake Day, celebrated on July 16th. The aim of the day is to create awareness about the types of snakes and the role they play in maintaining delicate ecological balance across the world.
Virat Singh, a former journalist with an active interest in conservation and wildlife, shared this video on Twitter. He tagged several experts and Indian Forest Services (IFS) officers, asking them to look into the issue.
To celebrate #WorldSnakeDay2020 they cut a cake and even fed some to the snake and were so happy abt it.
— Virat A Singh (@tweetsvirat) July 17, 2020
If these r snake rescuers thn they are more dangerous for snakes.
This Video wch is viral seems to b frm Jharkhand@Saket_Badola @rameshpandeyifs @Kedarsbhide @ParveenKaswan pic.twitter.com/r5sVmZL8VN
While some were outraged by the act, others pointed out that it was merely symbolic, the cake was placed in front of the serpents but they did not eat it.
Some netizens even accused the rescuers of having malicious intentions and setting up the situation to get publicity.
Eventually, several government officials took cognizance of the matter. “Kindly let me know if you find more details. I will take this up with PCCF(WL) Jharkhand. This is foolish and needs to stop,” wrote Saket Badola, an IFS officer.
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