Published 15:11 IST, June 3rd 2020
Viral video showing deer saved from python by a man starts heated debate online; watch
A video of a python strangling a deer on the side of a road in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand has gone viral on Twitter. Take a look.
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A video of a python strangling a deer has been doing rounds on internet and has gone viral. video was reportedly filmed in Thailand on Friday. In video, python and deer are seen lying on side of ro in an open zoo in country. video has also sparked up a debate on Twitter around human interference in cases like se.
Horrifying video of python strangling a deer goes viral
video was earlier shared by assistant director of Dusit Zoo who clarified that it was filmed at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo. foot was recorded from a car and shows python coiling around deer in an attempt to kill it. coiling technique is a common technique used by snakes to kill ir prey.
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In this case, deer was saved by timely interference by a person off-camera. person used a long stick and repeatedly poked python. It finally slired away and deer was free and quickly scrambled away to safety. Watch video below:
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Since being shared, video garnered over 1.4 million views and more than 60k retweets. video also invited debate on human interference with dozens of people commenting on post about it. Many thought person saving deer's life was a kind thing to do while ors said that he should t have interfered with natural food chain.
One user wrote, " man was right. human instinct of saving a life is also part of Nature's laws, I do t see it as interference". Ar one wrote, "It is wrong and idiotic. This is t rescue, or being kind. In wilderness, you cant seize food from an animal. A predator makes a number of attempts to get some morsel for sustenance. This sort of action makes ir living even more precarious". Ar user questioned if leaving it to nature is right thing to do even with different circumstances.
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In comments, a man shared a picture from photographer Kevin Carter who won an award for picture of a vulture waiting for a hungry child to die. According to Twitter user, picture was captured during March 1993 famine in Sudan and said that it should be humane to get anything in any situation. Ar user revealed that photographer later committed suicide due to guilt of t helping child. debate continued with one being able to say for sure if interference was right or wrong.
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15:11 IST, June 3rd 2020