A Red Sand Boa, a nonvenomous snake which is valued high in the black market due to a belief that this snake brings fortune to its holder, was saved from a Sector 19 house Thursday.
Wildlife authorities declared that according to their records, it seeks nearly one years that a sand boa types snake was found/rescued.
The snake was around 3 feet in length and it weighs around 1.50 kg.
A source stated, “A Sector 19-D local discovered it resting on the limit wall of his house. He notified the UT wildlife helpline. A group hurried there and saved it. The resident informed the group that the snake was likewise spotted the other day however prior to he responded, it vanished. It is a nonvenomous snake. Its evaluation recommended that the snake may have come out to indulge in the sun to raise its body temperature level. When it was captured, it was cold, stiff and still. As it was exposed to the sun, it resumed its activities.”
” I discover that it is nearly after ten years that a sand boa snake was discovered unclaimed/abandoned in Chandigarh. Previously, we saved this types snakes from captivity. The saved snake was later on launched into Nepli forest. Due to the superstitious beliefs that the red sand boa brings fortune in your house, the specific snake is susceptible to traffickers. They charge high expense for this snake,” stated Debendra Dalai, Chief Wildlife Warden.
Although sand boas are thought about to be in the Tricity, there are unusual opportunities when these were discovered unclaimed or saved. Spectacled cobras, rat snake, wolf snake, Russell’s vipers and pythons have actually been saved in big numbers.
