Woman orders an Xbox controller from Amazon and gets a deadly cobra snake instead-Kenneth Andersen-Entertainment – Metro

Buy an Xbox controller, get a free snake (Reddit)

A woman got a big surprise when she opened what she thought was just an Xbox gamepad from Amazon, but was actually a spectacled cobra.

If someone uses the words video games and snake in the same sentence, they’re probably talking about Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series, but in this case the story involves a highly venomous snake in an Amazon delivery box.

A woman from southern India has told the story of how she ordered an Xbox controller, but when she opened the parcel it turned out it came with a major surprise: a potentially deadly snake.

The woman, named Tanvi, has posted a video of the snake and says she’s now looking for legal advice on what to do next, as she slammed Amazon’s packing process on social media.

Posts with video of the snake went viral on Twitter and Reddit, where Tanvi said: ‘Ordered an Xbox controller from @amazonIN and received a free snake with it!’

The video clearly shows a live snake, moving despite being stuck to the tape around the box, which has been placed in what looks like a container.

Tanvi said the snake has been identified as a spectacled cobra, which is the snake responsible for the most bites in India, according to Wikipedia.

Luckily nobody got hurt, but that didn’t mean there was no drama involved.

‘Amazon’s customer support put us on hold for over two hours, forcing us to handle the situation all by ourselves in the middle of the night,’ Tanvi said in a separate Reddit post about the nightmarish experience.

‘We did receive a complete refund, but what do we get for risking our lives here with a highly venomous snake?

‘This is clearly a safety breach caused solely by Amazon’s negligence and their poor transportation/warehousing hygiene and supervision. Where is the accountability for such a serious lapse in safety?’

Tanvi also stressed that the parcel was directly delivered to them, and not left outside where the snake could’ve entered the box.

She is now seeking legal advice, as she wants to file a complaint through the ‘appropriate channels’ to get compensation for what she and her family have been through.

The spectacled cobra is a protected snake in India (Wikipedia/Pavan Kumar N)

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