A red sand boa, a non-venomous snake, was rescued from Uttam Nagar’s Tilak Enclave by an NGO after homeowners found the snake caught in 2 metal rings, authorities said on Thursday. The rings became part of a motor pump being serviced outside a house, and the snake is presumed to have actually gone through them, getting itself stuck.
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A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sanitation employee Sanjeev, 54, was the very first to discover the snake attempting to enter his home. He said he right away asked his family to head inside your home.
“The snake was unable to move as the rings were stuck around its body and it tried to enter a drain to escape. However, it was unable to do so. It then tried to go indoors, but again, the reptile found it hard to move. Since snakes are fairly common in the fields around the nearby Najafgarh drain, I had a helpline number handy with me and I immediately alerted them,” he said, including they restricted the snake to a corner till the rescuers showed up.
An authorities from the NGO, Wildlife SOS, said they received a call that residents had actually spotted a red sand boa and sent a two-member group to the area.
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“After identifying the snake, we safely lifted it and used a metal cutter to sever the motor pump rings. The snake is currently under medical observation and will soon be released back into its natural habitat in a forested area,” said an authorities.
Wasim Akram, deputy director, unique jobs at Wildlife SOS, said the red sand boa is a non-venomous snake endemic to India, Iran, and Pakistan. The types is likewise described as the “do muha” (double-headed) snake, owing to its thick blunt tail which offers it the look of having a head each at both ends.
“It is also easily recognisable due to its shovel-shaped nose. Its unusual appearance has led to numerous superstitions being associated with the snake. Superstition combined with the benign nature of the snake makes it an ideal target for trafficking,” said Akram.
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Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO, Wildlife SOS, said snake sightings in city settings are not unusual, including that calling the NGO’s helpline number (9871963535) can help draw out such reptiles without injuring them.
