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LUCKNOW\u2014An Indian snake-charmer released dozens of snakes in a government tax office to protest against officials who had not responded to his complaints about an application for land.<\/p>\n

Local bureaucrats leapt onto their desks or ran out of the building in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh when Hakkul, who uses only one name, let his snakes — including some poisonous cobras — out of three bags on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“He had applied for a plot of land to keep his snakes,” Subhash Mani Tripathi, the head of land revenue administration, told AFP by telephone from the town of Harraiya.<\/p>\n

“But there is no provision for such a business. Instead of seeking a written reply, which we would have issued, Hakkul created panic by letting loose a bunch of snakes all over the office.”<\/p>\n

Workers stood on chairs and shook table clothes at the hissing reptiles to keep them away as excited crowds gathered outside.<\/p>\n

Hakkul later told reporters that a district magistrate had promised him a plot of land for his snakes two years ago.<\/p>\n

“I am a conservationist and have been seeking the government’s help. Having waited patiently for so long, I had no option but to leave all my snakes in this office.”<\/p>\n

No one was injured in the incident, but police said they were still working to collect the snakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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