The Iranian version makes no mention of killed divers or tourists and suggests that the snake is in fact still alive. (Although, it begs the question of how you would give artificial respiration to a 43 meter snake). Of course, the Iranian version is just as silly and fanciful as the Red Sea version. As for the images, the truck and and the soldier standing on the cab are clearly toys or models. It seems apparent that someone has simply draped a rubber snake – or perhaps a real but normal size snake – over a toy truck and then snapped some close-up photos that make the items seems large in comparison to their background. A simple trick that even inexperienced photographers could manage. The instigator of the story probably created the images and description as a harmless prank. Nevertheless, there are at least a few wide-eyed recipients out there that are apparently swallowing the story hook, line and sinker.
Laura Rossi
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