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In childhood, all of us must have played the game of Snakes and Ladders a lot by throwing dice on a cardboard or plastic board. The rules of the game are very simple – when you find a ladder, climb straight up and as soon as the piece comes to the snake’s mouth, slide down through its tail. However, in the age of social media, a very scary and shocking example of how far people can go to go viral and garner views has surfaced on the internet. A video is fast going viral in which people are seen playing the game of snakes and ladders with live and real crawling snakes, not on a common board, but on a huge board made on the ground. Seeing this horrifying scene, even the good people have started sweating and the souls of those watching the video have shivered.
Real cobra and python become part of the game: A hair-raising scene
In this video going viral, it can be seen that big square grids with numbers from 1 to 100 have been made on the floor of a big room, like a traditional snake-ladder. While normally there are pictures of colorful snakes printed on the board, in this dangerous game, real giant pythons and dangerous snakes with their hoods spread are seen sitting on the boxes of different numbers.
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Audacity of players: In the video, some youth roll big size dice. Whatever number appears on the dice, the player stands in the block with that number.
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Panic as soon as we reach the block with snakes: As soon as a player’s move lands on a number where a real snake is present, the snake suddenly springs into action by hissing. The player has to return to the bottom numbered block by passing very close to that snake.
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A little mistake and life in danger: It can be clearly seen in the video that the snakes are repeatedly becoming aggressive. Even a moment’s carelessness or wrong step could lead to a major accident and a fatal sting.
Huge uproar on social media: Users reprimanded
This video has received millions of views as soon as it was uploaded on Instagram, X (Twitter) and YouTube Shorts. However, internet users are completely enraged after seeing this dangerous stunt and are calling it a foolish and irresponsible act:
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Allegations of wildlife cruelty: Animal lovers and wildlife experts have expressed strong objection to this, saying that harassing silent and dangerous reptiles for the sake of entertainment and social media reels and making them play toys is a flagrant violation of wildlife protection laws.
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Risking life for likes: Many users while commenting wrote that the addiction of social media is taking away people’s ability to think and understand. Putting your life at stake for a few likes and followers is sheer madness.
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Demand for legal action: Netizens have demanded the concerned local police and cyber cell to take strict legal action against the makers of this video, so that no other youth imitates such a deadly game.
Avoid copying dangerous stunts
Experts and security agencies have always advised that such stunts done with wild animals or poisonous creatures can prove to be extremely fatal. Many times, there may be unseen security arrangements behind the stunts seen in the video or the snakes may have had their fangs removed, which in itself is illegal. Do not try to do such audacity at home or with friends after being inspired by any such viral video.