- Young ravers now use snake venom to get high
- The craze is so popular that celebrities are getting caught with the substance.
- Social media influencer Elvish Yadav arrested and charged with possession
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Police are concerned that young Indian ravers are turning to cobra venom to get high at parties across the country, as an Indian influencer has been arrested for allegedly supplying the substance.
Young people are increasingly turning to snake venom as a substitute for traditional drugs, after discovering that the effects can last for several days.
Although it is not known exactly when young people began drugging themselves with snake venom, police officers across the country began to crack down on the craze.
So much so that a winner of the Indian version of Big Brother was arrested at a rave for allegedly trying to sell snake venom.
Social media influencer Elvish Yadav was arrested at a party in Noida, Uttar Pradesh state, and detained for 14 days under the Wildlife Protection Act.
Social media influencer Elvish Yadav (pictured) was arrested at a party in Noida, Uttar Pradesh state, and detained for 14 days under the Wildlife Protection Act.
He was found with nine cobras and a plastic bottle containing 20ml of snake venom, and he was accused of supplying snake venom.
The venom extraction process can be incredibly harmful to the snakes themselves
Police found nine cobras and a plastic bottle containing 20ml of snake venom during the raid, and Elvish was accused of supplying the snake venom.
The influencer appeared before the District and Sessions Court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Although he denied the accusations, he reportedly admitted to arranging for snakes and snake venom to be delivered to raves he organized.
Uttar Pradesh Environment Minister Arun Saxena said everyone, including celebrities, should be held accountable for their actions.
He said: “The law will take its course, and no celebrity is greater than the law. »
The process of obtaining snake venom is incredibly difficult. Snake charmers are called in to bring out the cobras.
Once charmed, the snakes, which are often injected with chemicals to make them produce more venom, are forced to either spit out the venom, which is stored and later ingested, or bite a person on the foot.
Once the venom enters the bloodstream, it releases chemicals, including serotonin and peptides, that put them in a sedative state.
This generated an immense feeling of well-being and euphoria that is normally associated with strong opioids, although people may also experience muscle weakness and paralysis.
The venom extraction process can be incredibly harmful to the snakes themselves.
Meet Ashar, legal counsel for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in India, told the Times: “They are often starved and their teeth are pulled out so the owner can care for them safely.
“If the police found 20ml of venom, that’s huge, and it means many snakes were tortured or even died in the process.”