An Indian constable famous for rescuing snakes gave mouth-to-mouth CPR to a snake in an attempt to save it after it was poisoned by pesticides, according to a viral video.
Shocking footage uploaded on social media shows the moment Atul Sharma, from Madhya Pradesh, rushed to treat a non-venomous snake that had crawled into a local pesticide-treated water pipeline last Tuesday.
The brave policeman was seen holding the head of the motionless snake and blowing air into its mouth repeatedly.
The officer also sprinkled the snake with a handful of clean water to wash away the poison until it appeared to come to the snake, responding to Sharma’s gentle caresses.
Indian officer Atul Sharma gives CPR to a non-venomous snake on Oct. 24. via Newsflare The snake had crawled into a water pipeline treated with pesticides.via Newsflare
With the snake crawling again, the officer took it for rehabilitation before placing it safely back in the forest, India Today reported.
Although Sharma – who touts himself as a “self-taught snake rescuer” – claims his CPR was the key to reviving the animal, the procedure doesn’t actually work on reptiles.
“Unlike mammals, snakes do not have lungs that can be inflated using CPR,” says the Everything Reptilion website. “Instead, they have a series of air sacs that allow them to breathe.
After being given CPR and splashed with water, the snake appeared to be conscious. Via Newsflare Sharma smiles with a reanimated snake in his hand. via Newsflare
“…As a result, it is not possible to use CPR to revive the snake,” he said.
The use of water likely played a better role in saving the snake, as Everything Reptilion states that the best bet for reviving a snake is to “place it in a container of warm water and try to stimulate its muscles.”
Asked where exactly he learned to give snake CPR, Sharma said that he followed the “Discovery Channel” closely, NDTV reported.
The Indian official also claimed he had rescued more than 500 snakes since 2008.
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