@_historyunveiled: Cobra Effect 🐍 – The term “Cobra Effect” describes a situation where an attempted solution to a problem actually makes the problem worse. The phrase originates from an incident in colonial India during British rule. In an effort to reduce the number of dangerous cobras, authorities offered a bounty for every dead snake. While initially successful, some people began breeding cobras to collect the reward. When the program was terminated, these captive snakes were released, increasing the wild population. Today, the “Cobra Effect” is used in economics and policy studies as an example of unintended consequences. #HistoryTime #historyfacts #britishhistory #cobraeffect #truestory #EduTok