When an animal lover sees a helpless creature in distress, their first instinct would usually be to do anything within their means to help.
That was probably what a woman did when she decided to distract a snake from pursuing a duck at Bukit Timah Hill on Saturday (7 May).
While some were glad that she tried saving the duck, others felt that she should have let nature run its course instead.
On Saturday (7 May), TikTok user @3344520ma posted a video of a white duck waddling along a drain, allegedly at Bukit Timah Hill.
Upon closer inspection, one can see a long snake, almost camouflaged by the dirty water, trailing behind the vulnerable bird.
Source: @3344520ma on TikTok
In the TikTok video, the woman can be heard shouting at the duck in Mandarin, “Hurry up! Run away quickly.”
When the duck failed to flee, she took matters into her own hands and threw branches at the snake to chase it away.
Source: @3344520ma on TikTok
Eventually, the snake slithered away in the other direction, no longer posing a danger to the seemingly clueless duck.
TikTok users who watched the clip had differing opinions about the woman’s actions.
Some felt that she should not have disrupted the course of nature by interfering with the predator.
Source: TikTok
In that same vein, another user sympathised with the snake, recognising that losing the duck meant that it wouldn’t be able to feed itself.
Source: TikTok
On the other hand, this commenter came to the woman’s defence, reasoning that it’s human nature to “sympathise [with] the prey” and thus protect it from harm.
Source: TikTok
Many of us can probably understand why the woman felt the need to save the duck.
However, all things considered, the snake is also a living thing that is fighting for its own survival.
Would you have done the same if you were in her situation? Let us know in the comments.
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Featured image adapted from @3344520ma on TikTok.
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