July 16 was celebrated as World Snake Day, a day observed to raise awareness about these slithering reptiles, which pose a great risk from humans for various reasons. Snakes are feared and a lot of misconceptions attached to them which freak out many people. Yesterday, #WorldSnakeDay was trending on Twitter and many people shared interesting photos, facts and pictures of these creatures. But a particular celebration by snake rescuers in Jamshedpur is now going viral. The team was seen cutting a cake and feeding it to the serpents! After a video of the same was shared online, netizens were enraged as it was a case of cruel behaviour. We tell you why this kind of celebration was wrong. World Snake Day 2020: Did You Know Some Snakes Can Fly? Here Are Interesting Facts About The Carnivorous Reptiles.

The video shows a team of snake rescuers in Jamshedpur gathered together. A woman cut a cake and then fed it to some snakes that were caught by the team. The other catchers brought snakes to her hand as she fed them with the cake piece! The woman says the cake is specially made for the snake and they respected it and ate the cake too. What? Yes, if you know snakes are only carnivorous creatures and feeding them human food is dangerous. After the video of this bizarre celebration was shared on Twitter, netizens were angered. Some taunted that the snakes needed to be rescued from these rescuers!

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The video is going viral and people are unhappy to see what's happening. Check some of the reactions.

Madness

Poor Snakes

The Snakes Need to Be Rescued

This is Cruelty

Idiotic

IFS officer Ramesh Pandey also commented on why it is thus important to have knowledge about conservation and be educated about what is right and wrong.

Why Was This Wrong?

Snakes are carnivorous. That means that they eat other animals. Snakes tend to eat rats, birds and their eggs, mice, chipmunks, frogs, gophers, and other small rodents. Some species will even consume insects or earthworms. Preys differ from one species to another. They swallow on their food and cannot chew, so feeding them anything else can prove dangerous. It is even said that milk should not be ideally given to snakes, a practice seen during Nag Panchami in India.

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