AUSTRALIAN NAG-SURFING KASAMA ANG PET SNAKE PINAGMULTA

ISANG lalaki na naging viral matapos makunan ng video na nagsu-surf kasama ang alagang sawa ay pinagmulta ng mahigit 2,000 Australian dollars dahil sa paglabas ng reptile sa publiko.

Si Higor Fiuza, ng Gold Coast sa Australia, ay nag-surf sa Rainbow Bay ng hindi bababa sa 10 beses habang karga sa leeg ng isang morelia bredli python na pinangalan niyang Shiva.

Sa nag-viral na video, sinabi ng channel 9News: “(The snake) goes for a swim a little and then comes back to the board – just cruising waiting for a wave – for the perfect wave.”

Sa interview kay Fiuza, sinabi nitong mukhang nag- enjoy si Shiva sa mga alon dahil hindi ito kumawala sa kanyang pagkakapit.

Gayunman, sinabi ni Queensland Department of Environment and Wildlife officer Jonathan McDonald said: “Snakes are obviously cold-blooded animals, and while they can swim, reptiles generally avoid water.The python would have found the water to be extremely cold, and the only snakes that should be in the ocean are sea snakes.”

“While Fiuza had the correct permit to keep the snake, he did not have a permit to take it out of his property,” paliwanag ng wildlife officer.