Live baby snake discovered in bottle of drinking water served at government event

Officials in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh were surprised when a live baby snake was discovered in a bottle of drinking water served at a government event.



A doctor found the snake in her bottle during the event at the headquarters of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party. The security forces present at the event took away the bottle. The mineral water company has called the incident a "conspiracy".



"It's a conspiracy against me. When I was shown the bottle, its seal was broken," the company owner said. Wednesday's event was held in the state capital, Raipur, and was attended by Chief Minister Raman Singh and the federal Health Minister JP Nadda.



After the reptilian discovery, all the water bottles distributed at the function were recalled. The baby snake survived the initial ordeal of being submerged in a bottle of water. However, it is not known if the snake is still alive. The government has now ordered all mineral water bottles across the state to be checked.

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