A man boarded a bus using a snake as a face covering.
The commuter and his reptilian mask, which was wrapped around his neck and mouth, were seen on a bus from Swinton to Manchester on Monday.
One passenger, said she thought the passenger was wearing a “funky mask” until she spotted it slithering over hand rails.
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester confirmed a snake was not a valid face covering.
The eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, said she found the incident “really funny”, adding the animal did not seem to be bothering any of her fellow passengers.
She said: “No-one batted an eyelid.”
Using a face covering on public transport is mandatory, except for children under the age of 11 or those who are exempt for health or disability reasons.
A Transport for Greater Manchester spokesperson said: “Government guidance clearly states that this needn’t be a surgical mask, and that passengers can make their own or wear something suitable, such as a scarf or bandana.
“While there is a small degree of interpretation that can be applied to this, we do not believe it extends to the use of snakeskin – especially when still attached to the snake.”
Uh? Covid? Masks DONT stop Covid.
Masks are a liberal democrat socialist communist way of checking their social impact at a glance; Social control.
Democrats eat shit.
No, they don’t stop Covid alone, they stop some droplets that CARRY covid.
Better to have SOME protection from spitting and being spit on, than no protection at all.
People who think it’s all fake to exercise some form of control are being controlled by the people who are spreading this nonsense. Think for yourself and you’ll live longer!
People on both sides are such sheep. Work the problem and you’ll find people on both extremes are just nuts!
Yayyyy for the snake!!!!
Its not an animal! Its a reptile man some Americans are stupid!
You are an ignoramus. Reptiles are animals, insects, fish, birds and amphibians are all animals. You think only furry mammals are animals. Did you skip school or was your head just not there. What an idiot.
Reptile is a type of animal.
Like a ship is a type of boat.
Yayyyy for the snake.
FLUK THESE COMMIE MASKS! WAKE THE HELL UP AMERICA! SO IF AND WHEN THIS COUNTRY (AND I HOPE IT NEVER DOES!) BECOME A SOCIALIST COUNTRY YOULL ALL DONWHAT YOUR TOLD! AMERICA NEEDS TO GROW SOME BALLS HERE! AND REBEL AGAINST TYRANNY!THIS COUNTRY IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS CRAP! ALL YOU AMERICANS WILL JUST DO WHAT YOUR TOLD CAUSE YOU I DONT KNOW HERE!
The snake might not be effective as a face mask, but it probably encourages social distancing
LOL. More power to him.
You are an ignoramus. Reptiles are animals, insects, fish, birds and amphibians are all animals. You think only furry mammals are animals. Did you skip school or was your head just not there. What an idiot.