Mystery: Video of Massive Snake Crossing Road During Strange Hours at Night Causes Stir; Peeps Scream

Mystery: Video of Massive Snake Crossing Road During Strange Hours at Night Causes Stir; Peeps Scream

  • A rare video of a long and massive python crossing the road late in the night has surfaced on social media
  • In the short clip, the gigantic and limbless reptile can be seen moving from one side of the road to another
  • Many members of the internet community have shared mixed reactions over the size of the reptile

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A video of a massive snake crossing the street late in the night has surfaced on social media and caused several members of the cyber community to panic.

In the short video clip making the rounds on social media, chanced on by Briefly News, the long, massive, and limbless reptile crossing from one side of the road to the other.

Rupin1992, a Twitter user, shared the video on his page on March 8, which has now gained traction online.

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Massive snake
Photo of a massive snake. Source: @rupin1992
Source: UGC

The video, capturing the strange moment the reptile moves from one area to another place, has raked in thousands of views with comments from internet users.

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Briefly News compiled some of the comments below:

Social media comments

@ManojSahuG wrote:

”I would freak out if I see anything like that alone.”

@mahendradave commented

''Oooo too huge.''

@sandyyindia said:

''Unbelievable.''

James Kandi said:

''It's really very huge.''

@amitabhranjan99 said:

''Beautiful .''

@VishweshIndia

''Huge python! Amazing to see.''

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The video, shared by Russ Sydenham on Facebook, shows a large snake constricting a deer in the middle of the road.

A branch hitting the conjoined animals can be seen in the clip, to which the snake snaps and slithers away, letting go of the small buck. It proceeds to run away before the video ends.

The cyber community responded to the post with their reactions. Some expressed that the man should not have interfered with mother nature.

Source: Briefly News

Authors:
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Maryn Blignaut (Human-Interest HOD) Maryn Blignaut is the Human Interest manager and feature writer. She holds a BA degree in Communication Science, which she obtained from the University of South Africa in 2016. She joined the Briefly - South African News team shortly after graduating and has over six years of experience in the journalism field. Maryn passed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative), as well as a set of trainings for journalists by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at: maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za

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Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.