Argentinian boys slammed for using snake as escape rope

Cruel act triggers furious backlash from social media users

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Young Argentinians use snake as escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail
Young Argentinians use snake as escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail

A bizarre activity surfaced on social media sparked furious responses from users as a group of three young boys apparently used a snake as an escape rope in a rural area of Argentina, reported Daily Mail Monday.

The video circulating on the different platforms showed two people holding the snake from their respective sides and the third stood between them ready to jump over the reptile.

Later they violently start swinging the snake prompting the third man to jump. 

This screengrab taken from a social media video shows young Argentinians using a snake as an escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail
This screengrab taken from a social media video shows young Argentinians using a snake as an escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail

All four people including the cameraman were laughing at the activity, triggering a backlash from the viewers for such a barbarous treatment of a living being.

In the video, the snake’s mouth is seen wide open as if it is ready to bite the holder and inject venom into his body.

Users while expressing their anger in the comment section wrote: "But what will happen to them? This is animal cruelty."

While another user commented saying: "And we wonder why men live shorter lives."

This screengrab taken from a social media video shows young Argentinians using a snake as an escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail
This screengrab taken from a social media video shows young Argentinians using a snake as an escape rope. — Jam Press via Daily Mail

A third user wrote, "they shouldn’t do that to an animal," while another noted: "The only acceptable ending to this video is the boa swallowing them all."

One such event was also reported by the Times of India as children were using a snake as an escape rope in Vietnam.