For Valentine’s Day, Sydney zoo invites people to name venomous snake after former lovers
- On social media, many reacted to the competition with delight, tagging their friends and vowing to submit the names of their ex
- Entrants are also asked to make a A$1 donation to the Wild Life Conservation Fund
Roses are red, violets are blue, is there a brown snake in Sydney named after you?
Well, there soon could be, thanks to a competition launched by a zoo in Australia that invites people to name one of their venomous snakes after an ex-partner – all in the spirit of Valentine’s Day.
“Is your ex a snake? If so, now is your opportunity to cement their ‘snaky status’ this Valentine’s Day by naming a brown snake (one of the world’s most venomous snakes) after them at Wild Life Sydney Zoo!” the zoo posted on its Facebook page earlier this month.
To enter, participants must fill out a form including the name of their ex-partner and detailing why they deserve to have a snake named after them. Entrants are also asked to make a A$1 donation to the Wild Life Conservation Fund. The winning name will be selected by the zoo’s reptile team and revealed on Thursday, Valentine’s Day.
“We hope that by providing someone unlucky in love the opportunity to name Wild Life Sydney Zoo’s very own brown snake after their ex, we can give them something else to celebrate on Valentine’s Day this year,” the zoo’s general manager, Mark Connolly, said.
On social media, many reacted to the zoo’s competition with delight, tagging their friends and vowing to submit the names of their ex or, in some cases, exes. Not everyone, however, was impressed by the concept with some riled users accusing the zoo of encouraging bullying.