A shocking and life-threatening incident of a snake found in Garib Rath Express went viral on social media. According to the details, a long snake coiled around an iron bar on the upper side berth of the train was found. The train was coming from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai. The deadly snake was spotted in coach G17 of the train. It was noticed by a passenger, which alerted others.
In short, the incident of Snake found in Garib Rath Express became viral as the video was shared on social media. It appeared on various social networking sites questioning if the travellers were safe in the train. Passengers were shifted to another coach for safety. Coach G17 was locked down soon after the discovery of the snake. According to a report by NDTV, the snake was taken safely out.
It shocked social media people, however, people were relieved that the snake was detected during the day. In the comment section, one of the person asserted that this incident could only happen in India. A third user thought that the snake was taken by someone’s luggage. Indian Railways and how it manages safety became a topic after the incidence.
Snake found in Garib Rath Express is not the first of its kind incident
Another incident occurred when a snake was seen in a classroom of Amity University located in Noida. This happened due to an air conditioner through which the snake entered the classroom and that too during a lecture session and scared the students. Students ran onto chairs in fear as they saw a snake in the classroom. The professor and the students were shocked over the situation.
Case of the snake in the classroom ended up online in video footage. Students evacuated when they saw a snake inside the room. The incident elicited an immediate response from campus security to alert everyone. Animal control services came to catch the snake safely and remove it.
Fortunately, there were no reported casualties in the Amity University incident. Most of the students left their bags hanging open after the classroom was infested with snakes. Now, two of the incidents involving snakes have recently caused a big stir online since they received considerable attention.
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