Posted on 07/28/2016 8:04:28 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea accuses Seoul of 'cunning plot' to release snakes over border
Soldiers sceptical after unseasonably high numbers of reptiles lead Pyongyang to suspect South Korean infiltration
Kang Mi-jin for DK News, part of the North Korea network
Wednesday 27 July 2016 06.00 BST
North Korean border patrol guards have been ordered to capture snakes apparently released by South Korea to wreak havoc in its northern neighbour, sources have claimed.
Pyongyang is said to have told the military that Seoul’s spy agency is behind the unseasonably high number of snakes in Ryanggang province, which borders China.
“Earlier this month, border patrol units received orders to capture snakes before they crawl over the banks of the Yalu River,” said a source in the province.
He added that the core message from Pyongyang was that South Korea’s National Intelligence Service was using the reptiles “as part of a ‘cunning scheme’ to challenge our unity”. Multiple sources in Ryanggang province are said to have corroborated these claims.
But not all soldiers are convinced of the plot. “Some grumble about the nature of the state’s claims. They point out that not even a three-year-old would believe the South would attack us with snakes over [anti-regime] propaganda leaflets or CDs,” said the source.
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It’s a Yankee Imperialist plot, I tell ya!
They are just trying to increase their food supply.
Cunning linguists those norks.
Sounds like SK is delivering groceries.
Baldrick, is that you?
The effect of this:
Consequently, residents in farming communities are shying away from the most basic duties agrarian life demands, such as cutting grass and weeding. Some have expressed intentions to put the blame squarely on Seoul if the cautionary negligence yields a poor harvest, according to the source.
Meanwhile, the fraught environment led smugglers, who spend much of their time in or around the river, to purchase high-quality rubber pants based solely on rumors that a single snake bite could be fatal. Demand briefly surged, driving up of one pair of trousers to 200,000 [24 USD] from 140,000 KPW [17 USD], but quickly fizzled out thereafter, bringing prices back down to normal.
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