A disturbing video of children using a dead snake as a skipping rope has gone viral on social media. The video is from Vurbinda, Australia, which is located about two hours from Rockhampton in Central Queensland, with children pleading, as they jump on the snake, while a adult feels like a adult.
“Show me, show me what it is,” in the video, the woman, behind the camera, is heard saying. As soon as the children jumped and begged, one of the boys said it was a black -headed dragon. It is not clear whether the children had died before starting to use it for their merge.
As the video went viral, the environment department, tourism, science and innovation enhanced the alarm, attracting hundreds of views on social media.
“We condemn this unfair behavior and investigate the incident,” said a spokesman.
“The murder or injuries of indigenous animals should be reported to Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation or RSPCA Department.”
Australian tribal children use dead pythons as a skipping rope in Woorbinda, Queensland pic.twitter.com/1vfidl3his
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Social media reacts
A part of social media users also committed a crime on the video, stating that snakes were entitled to a proper burial, rather than inflated from all sides.
A user said, “This should have been a buried with dignity in their holy land,” a user said, while another said: “It’s not a problem. They are connected to the land and know what they are doing. It’s their culture. What is upset that they are playing after dark.”
One third remarked: “Condemning this behavior in youth is one of the reasons they become a teenager and adult with any feeling or sympathy for pain and pain due to both human and animals.
In particular, the maximum fine for a person found guilty of killing or injuring a black -headed dragon in Australia is Rs 6.9 lakh ($ 7,952). Black-headed Python is one of the largest snakes below the country, who are native to northern regions and are preserved under the Protection of Nature Protection Act 1992. They are non-venomous species that can increase to a length of 3.5 meters, causing the victim to death with tighten.
In most cases, they are humble and avoid conflict with humans.
