Mzansi Defends Boy Holding 2 Snakes After American ‘Educates’ Others About Dangers of Kid’s Snake Stunt

Mzansi Defends Boy Holding 2 Snakes After American ‘Educates’ Others About Dangers of Kid’s Snake Stunt

  • An American man reacted to seeing an African boy holding up two puffadders with ease while hanging out with friends
  • The man in the video decided to create content talking about how dangerous the boy's display with the snakes was
  • The video filled with facts about puffadders and how dangerous they are rubbed many people the wrong way

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An American on TikTok went viral after giving unsolicited advice regarding a video of a boy holding puffadders. The kid in the video held all two snakes while smiling broadly.

Kid holds three puffadders
A kid holding puffadders left a man concerned, and people dragged him for assuming that the kid didn't know the danger. Image: TikTok/@dna_reptiles
Source: UGC

The man in the video assumed that the boy did not realise the danger he was in. Online users responded to the man's video, where he detailed facts about snakes to warn others.

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A TikTokker, @dna_reptiles, reacted to a video of a child holding snakes. The kid was holding up two puffadders by the tail.

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The man who reacted to the video gave an educational rant about how dangerous puffadders are. Watch the video below:

South Africans defend little boy from man's criticism

People in the comments section clarified that the TikTokker overstepped by giving unsolicited advice. Many people told him his assumption was wrong and the boy could hold the snake while knowing the dangers. The South African National Biodiversity Institute reports that African medicinal herbs treat snake bites.

Nom_Fam commented:

"The boy knows more than your audience. Idk why you think in Africa we have no knowledge of venomous snakes."

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@vanwyk commented:

"Lol, in Africa you get people whom snakes never bite them at all no matter how dangerous the snake may be. We call those children of the ancestors."

baryjohncadle commented:

"Here in SA we say they bite backwards because they strike so fast by the time you realise you have been bitten its head has already been pulled back."

Big R commented:

"This kid knows way more than you think. I can try to explain to you but you wouldn't understand or believe me!"

Dryrot Junkies commented:

"That kid knows more than most!"

All_RSA commented:

"In Africa/South Africa we use "izihlungu" it makes snakes calm and don't attack when you are around them. So the kid knows what he's doing."

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The man in the video was doing his duty as a snake keeper to hundreds of snakes. People commented to express how terrified they were.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

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