Coronavirus cover-up: man on bus in UK uses snake as face mask
- Photos of the man showed what appeared to be a python coiled around his neck and face
- Face coverings are mandatory on public transport in Britain, to prevent spread of the coronavirus
Public transport bosses in northwest England on Tuesday clarified the rules on face coverings after a bus passenger was spotted with a snake around his neck and mouth.
The commuter was spotted on a bus bound for Manchester on Monday but fellow passengers initially believed he was wearing a colourful face covering, the Manchester Evening News reported.
“At first I thought he had a really funky mask on, then he let it crawl around the hand rails,” one witness was quoted as saying.
“No one was really bothered on the bus but a man behind took a video. It was definitely entertaining.”
Photos of the man, dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, showed what appeared to be a python coiled around his neck and face but he was not wearing a mask as required underneath.
The use of face coverings is mandatory on public transport in Britain, to prevent the close-contact spread of the coronavirus.