An Indian police officer known for rescuing snakes performed mouth-to-mouth CPR on a snake in an attempt to save it after it was poisoned by pesticides, according to a viral video.
Shocking footage uploaded to social media shows the moment Atul Sharma, from Madhya Pradesh, rushed to tend to a non-venomous snake that had slipped into a local water pipe being treated with pesticides last Tuesday.
The daring police officer could be seen holding the snake motionless by its head and blowing air into its mouth repeatedly.
The officer also sprayed the snake with handfuls of clean water to wash away the pesticide until the snake appeared to come to, responding to Sharma’s gentle caresses.
Indian officer Atul Sharma performed CPR on a non-venomous snake on October 24. via Newsflare The snake had slithered into a water pipe that was being treated with pesticide. via Newsflare
When the snake slithered again, the officer took it to rehabilitation before returning it safely to the wild, reports India Today.
Although Sharma, who bills himself as a “self-taught snake rescuer,” claimed his CPR was key to reviving the animal, the procedure doesn’t actually work on reptiles.
“Unlike mammals, snakes do not have lungs that can be inflated by CPR,” states the Everything Reptilion website. “Instead, they have a series of air sacs that allow them to breathe.
After receiving CPR and being splashed with water, the snake appeared to regain consciousness. Via Newsflare Sharma smiles with the revived snake in his hands. via Newsflare
“…As a result, it is simply not possible to use CPR to resuscitate a snake,” he notes.
Using water probably played a better role in saving the snake, as Everything Reptilion states that the best option for resuscitating a snake is to “place it in a bowl of warm water and try to stimulate its muscles.”
When asked where exactly he learned how to give CPR to a snake, Sharma said he follows “Discovery Channel” closely, NDTV reports.
The Indian officer also claims to have saved more than 500 snakes since 2008.
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