Watch: Snake on Indian Railways' Garib Rath creates panic among passengers

Many people prefer to travel in AC coaches on trains for comfort, cleanliness, and safety. However, sometimes, there can be emergencies posing risks to passengers.

Recently, an incident on the Jabalpur-Mumbai Garib Rath Express train caused panic when a snake was spotted on an AC coach.

A user shared a video on the platform X, captioning it: “Snake in train! Snake in AC G17 coach of 12187 Jabalpur-Mumbai Garib Rath Express. Passengers moved to another coach, and G17 was locked.” 

Snake in train! Snake in AC G17 coach of 12187 Jabalpur-Mumbai Garib Rath Express train. Passengers sent to another coach and G17 locked. pic.twitter.com/VYrtDNgIIY

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) September 22, 2024

The incident took place in coach G17, where a snake was seen coiled up on the upper berth.

The video shows the snake around the support rail between the upper and lower berths. As the footage continued, the snake tried to enter the AC vent.

Another user on ‘X’ reported that the snake had entered the coach from a nearby tree when the train stopped near Kasara railway station in Maharashtra. The coach was eventually detached from the train after the snake crawled into the AC panel.

Coach detached for passenger safety!
FACTS OF THE INCIDENT--
कसारा होम सिग्नल के पास जब ट्रेन खड़ी थी तब की घटना है। जंगली साँप बग़ल के पेड़ से अंदर आ गया। लोगों ने ब्लैंकेट के माध्यम से बाहर फेंकने की कोशिस की। पर ब्लैंकेट तो बाहर चला गया और साँप एसी पैनल में चला गया ।
अभी… https://t.co/VWwfeN8yME

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) September 22, 2024

The video has gone viral, garnering over 410K views, with many comments from social media users. 

One wrote, “What a strange incident; this could only happen in India!” Another commented, “OMG, thank God it happened during the day and was spotted!” 

A third user said, “Traveling by train is the ultimate adventure now in India.”