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An online post has alleged that snakes were handled poorly during a photography-focused night walk in Mandai.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post late last month, a participant, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed that a snake was removed from a branch approximately three to four metres above the ground and handled for a photography session.<\/p>\n
The poster alleged that the individual who removed the snake spent around 10\u201315 minutes repeatedly repositioning the reptile to get a good photo, and at one point commented on its position before moving it again.<\/p>\n
The snake was also reportedly in the process of shedding during the incident.<\/p>\n
According to the poster, another smaller snake was also allegedly handled and passed among participants for taking photos.<\/p>\n
The poster added that they were concerned about the potential stress caused to the reptiles, <\/strong>citing prolonged handling and repeated interference during shedding.\u00a0<\/p>\n Responding to queries from AsiaOne, Jessica Kwok, NParks’ group director of enforcement and investigation, said it is aware of the incident and is investigating a case involving a snake being handled on the Mandai Trail.<\/p>\n NParks said the incident involved members of the public and an NParks employee who was present in his personal capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Members of the public are reminded to observe wildlife from a distance and to use optical aids such as binoculars where possible,” said Kwok.\u00a0<\/p>\n “If you encounter any animal, you are advised to remain calm and back away slowly for your safety and the animal’s well-being.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n Under the comments section, some users urged that snakes should not be touched, while others raised concerns over how they were handled.<\/p>\n “Wildlife should not be touched and using such bright lights will cause discomfort to the eyes,” said one user.<\/p>\n Another added: “Unless the folks involved have an NParks permit for handling the snakes, there is no reason for touching and handling snakes or any wildlife, let alone for photography purposes.”<\/p>\n [[nid:735818]]<\/p>\n xingying.koh@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n An online post has alleged that snakes were handled poorly during a photography-focused night walk in Mandai. In a Facebook post late last month, a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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