‘Delhi never disappoints’: 'Snake' scare sparks frenzy in Delhi Metro coach; viral video shows women screaming, scrambling onto seats

NEW DELHI: A video showing chaos inside a Metro ladies’ coach, with women seen screaming, scrambling onto seats, and huddling in panic, has gone viral on social media.

The commotion is said to be triggered by a rumoured snake inside the coach.

Though the reptile itself is not visible in the clip, the panic among passengers suggests they believed one was slithering through the compartment.

The video is said to be from the Delhi Metro.

One Instagram user posted it with the caption: “From traffic to wildlife — Delhi never disappoints.”

The incident reportedly occurred between two stations on an undisclosed metro line, with several social media users speculating that it may have taken place near the busy Sarojini Nagar stretch.

Social media users were quick to react , some with humour, others with concern. “This is like a wildlife safari,” joked one user, while another called the metro “a moving circus.”


A woman claiming to have been in the same coach suggested it may have been a case of mistaken identity. “Someone thought a lizard was a snake, and the panic just spread,” she posted.

But not everyone found the frenzy amusing. “It’s not funny at all,” wrote one user. “Panic like this can cause stampedes in crowded compartments.”

Later in the day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued a statement dismissing the possibility of presence of a snake in the coach.

"A video is in wide circulation, where although the snake is not visible in the video, but it is being purportedly claimed that a snake was spotted in a ladies coach. The DMRC took immediate action upon receiving the alert from the passengers in the coach on Thursday evening," news agency PTI quoted DMRC as saying.


Referring to the widely-circulated video, the DMRC said that the train was vacated at the Akshardham Metro station and sent to the depot for thorough inspection. Despite a meticulous check of the train footage and coach at the depot by the concerned team, no snake was found. However, a baby lizard was spotted during the inspection, it said.