Posted on 02 Jul, 2009 13:21
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A bus ran over this snake as it was crossing the road, just as STOMPer Isaac was preparing to take a photo of it.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (July 2):
"This morning as I was driving towards the end of Punggol Road, I saw a snake gliding its way across the road.
"As I was on a photography trip to Punggol this morning, I decided to pull to the side the road and capture the snake's path across the road.
"Before I could capture the first shot, an SBS bus number 82 came along and ran over the snake.
"I thought 'Oh no, this snake's life has been cruelly cut short through no fault of its own other than trying to navigate across a man-made object'.
"Bus 82 made a u-turn at the end of the road just slightly ahead and narrowly missed the snake on its return path. All the while, the bus driver was oblivious of the drama that had just unfolded as the creature he had crushed was too small to be seen.
"The snake’s life and world was probably akin to that of the Lilliputians where the rest of the world are full of creatures of gigantic proportions that would be a constant threat.
"What could I have done in the case of this accident? Probably nothing, as the snake was badly crushed and probably had not survived as the photographs show.
"In any case, there is probably no hospital that would accept an injured wild animal that could be dangerous and poisonous as well."
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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>SQUASHED! What happens when a snake tries to cross a road
A bus ran over this snake as it was crossing the road, just as STOMPer Isaac was preparing to take a photo of it.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (July 2):
"This morning as I was driving towards the end of Punggol Road, I saw a snake gliding its way across the road.
"As I was on a photography trip to Punggol this morning, I decided to pull to the side the road and capture the snake's path across the road.
"Before I could capture the first shot, an SBS bus number 82 came along and ran over the snake.
"I thought 'Oh no, this snake's life has been cruelly cut short through no fault of its own other than trying to navigate across a man-made object'.
"Bus 82 made a u-turn at the end of the road just slightly ahead and narrowly missed the snake on its return path. All the while, the bus driver was oblivious of the drama that had just unfolded as the creature he had crushed was too small to be seen.
"The snake’s life and world was probably akin to that of the Lilliputians where the rest of the world are full of creatures of gigantic proportions that would be a constant threat.
"What could I have done in the case of this accident? Probably nothing, as the snake was badly crushed and probably had not survived as the photographs show.
"In any case, there is probably no hospital that would accept an injured wild animal that could be dangerous and poisonous as well."
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