WATCH: Young boy plays with large cobra
As if we didn't already fear the slithery creatures, this young boy playing with one just creeps us out even more.
Snakes have a way of really getting under our skin...
And a video that is leaving people with mixed reactions is proof of that.
In the video, which was posted by a Twitter user, Subhash Chandra, we see a young child playing with a large snake.
The child is literally holding the snake by its tail and wiggling it around.
Now, if this doesn't freak you out, then wait till you see the video.
WATCH the video below, courtesy of Twitter:
#SixYearOLdVirajPrashanth from #SirsiInUttaraKannada handling #KingCobra-#TheLargestVenomousSnake in the world- story in #TheNewIndianExpress.@XpressBengaluru@santwana99 @Cloudnirad @ramupatil_TNIE @Amitsen_TNIE @ForestDept pic.twitter.com/VsfOpfvtCB
— Subhash Chandra NS (@ns_subhash) June 29, 2023
The post says that the snake in the video is a King Cobra.
"The king cobra—one of the most venomous snakes on the planet—can literally "stand up" and look a full-grown person in the eye. When confronted, they can lift up to a third of their body off the ground and still move forward to attack." (National Geographic)
They can also reach lengths of 5.4m, which makes them the longest of all venomous snakes.
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Very dangerous.... It's one of the fastest too and could have turned and bit him in a second.... Who is the snake rescue guy here with him???
— Neetha Srikanth (@NeethaSrikanth) June 30, 2023
In India there are kids grabbing and catching these kinds of snakes who are still in diapers. People need to understand that this is their culture. Snakes react upon the chemical reaction of your body. It will never strike a fearless person.
— Deepak Lachman (@DeepakLachman) July 2, 2023
Image Courtesy of Twitter