Bus passengers nearly had a hissy fit after spotting a man wearing a huge snake instead of a face mask while riding a bus in Salford yesterday.
Daily Mail UK reports that the man used the large reptile, which hung around his neck, as a face covering while boarding the Swinton to Manchester service at Salford precinct.
Shocked passengers stared in astonishment as the man โ clearly making fun ofย coronavirusย restrictions including the compulsory wearing of coverings on public transport in England โ removed the snake from around his neck.
The reptile then wrapped itself around the hand rails as fellow bus riders described the surreal scene as โdefinitely entertainingโ.
A 46-year-old woman told theย Manchester Evening News: โHe had it wrapped around his face like a mask getting on the bus.
โAt first I thought he had a really funky mask on, then he let it crawl around the hand rails. No one was really bothered on the bus but a man behind took a video.
โIt was definitely entertaining.โ
While some people are stretching the definition of โface coveringโ to include reptilian creatures, others are being attacked for banning face masks in shops.
Michaelย Schneider, 57, is being investigated by police forย putting up a sign banning customers from wearing coverings inside his vintage tearoom in Chichester.
The shopkeeper has also admitted that he will penalise mask-wearers by charging them if they put on a face mask โof their own volitionโ.
A red doormat with white footprints also instructs customers to โstand here until you realise your Government is brainwashing you (You May Be Here Sometime)โ.
Mr Schneider alleges that the British public are โconsenting to Government controlโ by following Boris Johnsonโs coronavirus restrictions, including the new draconian Rule of Six which came into force in England yesterday.
Police are now investigating shopkeeper Mr Schneider after Chichester District Council was inundated with complaints about his sign.
Mr Schneider claims council officers has โthreatened to shut down his shopโ if he does not take the sign down โ though the Council denies making such threats.
Speaking to Metro, Mr Schneider said: โWhatโs happening now, where you canโt get more than six people in one place without having the police on you, that violates Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
โIโve had the police around, Iโve had the Council round twice and they all want me to take my poster down and Iโm not going to do it because itโs the truth.โ
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