FACT CHECK: Viral Posts Show Proof of Indian Women Giving Birth to Snakes in UP, Bihar, WB, etc.?

Several videos are being shared on social  media platforms with the claim that a woman recently gave birth to a snake in India.  The exact locations vary across posts, some of these being Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and  West Bengal. Extensive keyword searches on the internet did not yield substantiated reports  or verifiable evidence of a woman giving birth to a snake anywhere in India. Humans and snakes  belong to different biological classifications with distinct reproductive systems. Humans  are m

ammals, giving birth to live young, while snakes are reptiles that mostly lay eggs.  The genetic makeup, anatomical structures, and reproductive processes of humans and snakes  are fundamentally different. In addition to these biological reasons, there is also the fact  that there is no evidence that any human woman has ever given birth to a snake or other species.  All the cases that have been reported have either been hoaxes or cases of mistaken identity.  Regarding the visuals in the viral vi

deos, an image of an ultrasound scan report seemingly  showing a snake-like creature in a woman’s womb went viral earlier with the claim that one Dr  Shailendra Jain from Etah, Uttar Pradesh refused to treat a pregnant woman upon discovering a snake  in her womb. But in an interview with Amar Ujala, Dr Jain clarified that they did not  encounter such a case, thereby calling the photo and accompanying story false. As for  the visuals depicting doctors performing surgery, the video is from a Pakis

tani hospital and does  not show a woman giving birth to a snake. Earlier claims of a snake being found in a woman’s  womb and being discovered through an X-ray have all been revealed as hoaxes. And so, as it is  scientifically impossible for humans to give birth to snakes and there have not been any recorded  instances of such an event, these posts are fake.