A video has surfaced online that shows a gigantic snake being lifted off by a crane.?
In the video that is being circulated widely online, the huge snake is seen being lifted by a heavy machinery vehicle in a forest area.?
Multiple reports have now traced back the video to a TikTok user called @fakrulazwa, who had shared the clip on the video app, after which it quickly spread on other platforms as well.??
According to The Independent, the jaw-dropping clip, which has amassed over 81.5 million views on the app, is from Dominica, an island in the Caribbean. The reptile, which is at least 10-feet-long, is said to have been discovered by workers while they were clearing a part of the Dominica rainforest.
People were surprised to see how huge it was.?
The snake¡¯s body is seen locked in the digger¡¯s claw but what is astonishing is it still nearly reaches the ground while being lifted up.?NPR?identified the enormous reptile as a boa constrictor. According to its report, another follow-up video by the user shows three men struggling to lift the reptile and failing to place it into a small sedan.
Although boa constrictors are non-venomous snakes, they are famous for their method of subduing prey by wrapping themselves around their victims and squeezing them to death.??