Shocking! Fire set to kill snake, kills new-born leopard cubs instead

In Pune's Ambegaon, suspecting that there was a snake in the trash, farmers decided to kill it. As they usually burn waste before harvesting sugarcane, they decided to set fire to kill the snake as well.

But unfortunately, they witnessed five dead leopard cubs there instead. The fire had killed the cubs that were there. The cubs were barely 10 days old, according to Hindustan Times.

Forest officials believe that the mother of the cubs might have gone then in search of food. People believe that the mother leopard might come back in search of them.

Decreasing forest cover means that leopards are often seen in sugarcane farms. Forest officials said leopards do deliver cubs in sugarcane fields and leave once the cubs grow up. If sugarcane harvesting starts before they grow up, there is a possibility of their death due to such farm fires, the officials said.

In March this year, two leopard cubs were rescued from the sugarcane fields in the same region. Man's needs often end up as a nightmare for other living beings. And the death of these endangered cubs only proves it.