The orangutan holds out his hand to help the man in the water who is clearing snakes as part of a conservation effort to protect the apes in Borneo. See SWNS copy SWCAhand: This is the touching moment an orangutan tries to lend a helping hand to a man searching for the animals’ sworn enemies – snakes. The striking image appears to show the great ape reaching out to assist the man, who is stood in a river. The picture was taken in a conservation forest area in Borneo where the endangered species are protected from hunters.