Watch: Man Eats Live Snake Straight From The River, Internet Calls Him ‘Bear Grylls Ka Phupaa’

A man was seen catching a snake and eating it live in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, in an act that can only be described as weird and eccentric. As per reports in Free Press Journal, the man is dacoit Ganga Prasad, who was recently released after serving his sentence in jail. Prasad can be seen trying to catch a snake while sitting by the river in the widely shared video. Soon after capturing one, he approaches the person holding the camera and attempts to strangle the reptile by tightly gripping its head. After the snake stops flapping, he waits and bites off a portion of it.

Meanwhile, passersby can also be seen in the video watching the man eat the live snake.

The caption accompanying the post read, “A Guy from Fatehpur Eats Snake Alive (Video of dacoit Ganga Prasad Surfaced).”

The video was shared on July 8, and it quickly went viral on the internet. So far, it has collected over 2 lakh views.

The clip elicited several reactions from people calling for stern action against the dacoit.

A user commented, “How is this possible, it feels very strange to see, there are so many things to eat and you only got snake to eat.”

Another user said, “Oh God, how can it be possible that someone ate a snake, what is still to be seen in this world, my soul trembled.”

A third user suggested, “Isko to fir se jail me daal dena chahiye. (He should be put back in jail).”

“Bear Grylls ka phupaa,” (Uncle of Bear Grylls), read another comment.

Yet another user stated, “A case should be filed against this person under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act.”

According to the report by Free Press Journal, the dacoit was satisfying his “cravings” for snakes after being freed from jail recently, since he was accustomed to “feasting” on snakes caught from the land or river.

According to the reports, Prasad is a prominent member of the notorious Shankar Kevat gang in the region, which is well-known for looting and intimidation. This specific video purports to be from Kalka Ka Dera by Kishanpur Thana.

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