what happens when urbanization clashes w/ the animal kingdom? well u might sometimes find an inner-city wild animal. in the PacNW, we get alotta coyotes and the occasional black bear sighting and capture in our Seattle streets. if u are in Singapore, u might get a street Reticulated Python.
so earlier today in Singapore time, an animal/pest control squad was dispatched to remove a 9-10ft Retic from downtown. the big snake did not go down w/o a fight! looks like the 4-5 guys had 1 trash/litter picker-upper, no snake hook, a small pillowcase and at least they had gloves. thank goodness for 1 guy they had gloves b/c it looks like he took a hard bite.
anyways this incident is becoming more newsworthy now b/c there was video of the snake removal and it seems a Singapore gov agency is investigating it for excessive force! one of the guys, the one that was bit, stepped on the Retic as they wrestled it for control. maybe others did as well. vids are in the newslink below. in the second vid: i see the guy get bit around 25seconds, he steps on the Retic twice around 30seconds, 4-5 guys wrestles the Retic as it begins to coil, the glove of the guy that was bit is removed from the Retic's jaws at 1:33seconds, i think there's blood on the ground. not sure if it's from the guy or the snake, but u could see him squatting in the background, wincing in pain.
was this excessive force? were these guys competent? should these guys be punished? does the Retic deserve justice?
story and vids here:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...dling-11181198
Originally Posted by Ax01
what happens when urbanization clashes w/ the animal kingdom? well u might sometimes find an inner-city wild animal. in the PacNW, we get alotta coyotes and the occasional black bear sighting and capture in our Seattle streets. if u are in Singapore, u might get a street Reticulated Python.
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