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The picture has become somewhat of a meme (NSFW)

Picture shows a large snake attacking a child in what appears to be Africa in front of a camera man with "National Geographic" watermark in top right

Was the boy really being attacked by a snake while the cameramen just taped? Or is this photoshopped or just an act?

Picture reads,

The "That's Not My Fucking Job" award goes to

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  • Can you post links of where you've seen this image, rather than just including the image itself? – Reinstate Monica -- notmaynard Feb 27 '17 at 15:24
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    Racist and offensive meme websites, I thought it best not to include them since they had no relevant information to the image, just mocking comments – BlueMoon93 Feb 27 '17 at 15:32
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    So what was the cameraman who was taking the picture of the cameraman (i.e. taking this picture) doing? – DJClayworth Feb 27 '17 at 17:03
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    Even if this wasn't a dramatization you're assuming the cameraman would be able to aid. The first rule of rescue is not to become another victim yourself--and that's too much snake for one person to handle. Finally, there's time to get help, he's not in any immediate, serious danger. – Loren Pechtel Feb 28 '17 at 03:28
  • @LorenPechtel I mean... Those sound like mutually exclusive things - nobody can handle how dangerous the snake is, but it's okay to leave the kid to it, because it's not dangerous? Hmmm. – Hellreaver Feb 18 '21 at 18:36
  • @Hellreaver From the way it's wrapped around I expect this is some sort of constrictor snake. There are rules for how many people based on the length of the snake--I don't recall the exact numbers but a snake that size certainly needs more than one person. As for the threat level--note where it's wrapped. Constrictor snakes don't actually crush you to death, they simply keep you from inhaling. Note that the snake is wrapped around a leg, not the chest. Assuming it's not staged you get help, you don't deal with it alone. – Loren Pechtel Feb 18 '21 at 20:03

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The image is not from National Geographic, but from the TV show Nature's Deadliest (image 3 in the slideshow) from Animal Planet.

Original picture used to make the meme, unmodified from Nature's Deadliest promotional materials

Waffelsatnoon.com and hoaxorfact.com both describe it as dramatization (ie acting).

Here is another image from the show, provided by waffelsatnoon.com:

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    For those wondering why they used a child: it's because it's re-enacting a specific incident. – Andrew Grimm Feb 28 '17 at 07:51
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    Note that the WaffelsAtNoon page is not clear that the killing of the cameraman also *was a part of the dramatization act of the program* (according to the HoaxOrFact page). –  Feb 28 '17 at 12:57