Caught On Camera: Children Use ‘Dead Python’ As Skipping Rope In Australia
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A group of children in Australia were seen using a snake, reportedly dead, as a skipping rope in a widely shared video.
The authorities are currently investigating the matter. {Photo Credit: Instagram)
A video of children using a snake as a skipping rope has gone viral, igniting anger and worry. The incident happened in Woorabinda, a remote village in Central Queensland, Australia, almost two hours away from Rockhampton, according to a report by 7NEWS. The children can be seen smiling and jumping over the snake. “Show me that, show me what it is,” a woman can be heard saying in the video as she records the scary act.
According to one of the persons in the video, it is a black-headed python. But it is still unclear if the snake was dead when the kids started using it as a skipping rope.
A user on X (formerly Twitter) shared the video with a caption – “Australian Aboriginal children use dead python as a skipping rope in Woorabinda, Queensland.”
Take a look at the video here:
https://twitter.com/clowndownunder/status/1898892150513049705
The video has collected over 14,000 views so far.
A user said, “That’s the most bizarre thing I’ve seen in a while.”
Another criticised the act, saying, “This is wrong on so many levels.”
“And I bet they’re the ones who killed it,” few on X speculated on the snake’s fate, with one commenting.
Another user merely remarked, “This is not done.”
After the video grabbed attention and received thousands of views on the Internet, the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science, and Innovation took action to resolve the issue. An inquiry is in progress, a department official said in a statement to 7NEWS. “We condemn this inappropriate behaviour and will investigate the incident,” said a spokesperson as quoted by 7NEWS.
“We ask all Queenslanders to treat animals with respect, whether they are alive or dead. The maximum fine for a person found guilty of killing or injuring a black-headed python is $12,615,” the spokesperson added.
The Nature Conservation Act of 1992 in Queensland protects black-headed pythons as a protected species. In the state, it is against the law to kill, injure, or take any snake out of the wild.
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