Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Sixteen rat snake eggs were discovered in the water pumping system of a business in neighbouring Thane district and were rescued, a forest authorities said on Monday.
The eggs were recuperated from a business in Atgaon in Thane district last month and were turned over to the Shahapur forest department by Vanamitra Shahpur and Owl Conservation Foundation, variety forest officer Laxman Chikhle said.
The eggs were provided to RAWW in coordination with Ashwamedh Pratisthan at their center for synthetic incubation, said Pawan Sharma creator and president RAWW and likewise the Honorary Wildlife Warden with the forest department.
The eggs began hatching recently and the hatchlings were launched into the wild, said Avinash Harad of Ashwamedh Pratisthan and likewise the Honorary Wildlife Warden of Thane.
Snake eggs after rescue or healing cannot be transferred in the wild, as other predators can consume them. Hence, they needed to be synthetically bred with the help of wildlife specialists, physicians and zoologists from RAWW, the authorities said. PTI ZA ARU
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