Today we look at the image and accompanying story which allegedly shows a snake guarding two puppies who fell into an empty well in India.
While the images do appear to be real, there is a lack of corroborating evidence to confirm the story being circulated with the photos.
Even if the details regarding the puppies falling into the well are all true, we still can’t be sure of the snake’s intent in such a situation. Was the snake guarding them, or simply in a defensive posture against two creatures too big to eat?
Let’s take a look at a caption commonly circulated with these images:
The incident occurred in the Indian state of Punjab. Two puppies fell into a well. Their mother ran near the well and started barking, and attracted the attention of the owner, who looked inside and to his surprise there was a king cobra at the bottom, which didn’t ...
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