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Snake on a Train: Tokyo Anaconda Stunt Slithers into Viral Chaos

Author
QP - Daily
Published
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/snake-on-a-train-tokyo-anaconda-stunt-slithers-into-viral-chaos--67089594

This is your News You do not Need podcast.

I bet you woke up this morning thinking, “I’d like to hear some absolutely unnecessary news today—preferably something to make me question both humanity and my WiFi bill.” Lucky for you, I'm here to deliver a dollop of the bizarre, straight from the internet’s most questionable corners.

So, what’s slithering into the annals of "Why Does This Exist?" this week? Picture this: you’re hustling through a bustling Tokyo intersection on your way to work, mentally reviewing the polite ways to ask your boss for a raise in Japanese, when suddenly, a gigantic, human-sized anaconda glides past your shoes and continues down the crosswalk. You didn’t misplace your anti-psychotic meds—this really happened. Brazilian influencer Junior Caldeirao decided it was the perfect time to put on a full-body, hyper-realistic snake costume and crawl through the streets, plazas, and—even better—the subway stations of Japan. Because nothing says intercultural respect like cosplaying as the world’s largest constrictor during rush hour.

Of course, reactions from the Japanese public were, well, what you’d expect when you confront a nation famous for its quiet dignity with a two-meter python impersonator on the Ginza station steps. People scattered. Instagram views multiplied. Social media on both sides of the globe did what it does best: it delivered drama. Some called it hilarious, some called it reckless, and several called for legal action—because apparently there’s no traditional Japanese law protecting commuters from influencer-induced snake phobias, but people are working on it.

The influencer, clearly determined to slither into the awkwardest corners of viral fame, captioned his escapade, “I only know how to laugh.” Which, coincidentally, is also what emergency personnel did when asked which statute covers fake-animal subway disruption. As news of the performance spread, critics labeled the reptilian roadshow as “culturally disrespectful” and a “reckless provocation endangering public safety.” In other words, Junior has now officially lived out the fever dream of anyone who has ever watched Animal Planet, then fallen asleep on a Tokyo subway.

So, to recap: somewhere in the world—today—a grown adult picked a global fashion capital to become a human snake, made it onto millions of screens, and singlehandedly started a debate about etiquette, street safety, and the existential despair brought on by social media. And if that doesn’t make you feel both uniquely baffled and oddly relieved about your own life choices, just remember: someone, somewhere, spent their entire Tuesday running away from a Brazilian in an anaconda suit. And now you know.

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