If the recent spate of snek yarns has had you feeling a bit freaked out, here’s some evidence of a true fact that should put your mind at ease: snakes are really dumb. Like, tennis-ball-eating dumb.

A python is a reptile species categorized under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, which gets absolute protection with the highest penalties. A man from Uttarakhand’s Bajpur area in Udham ...