Odisha

52 Asiatic Water Snake Babies Rescued In Odisha’s Angul

Angul: As many as 52 Asiatic water snake babies were rescued from a village in the district on Sunday.

On March 13, Bideshi Behera of Turang village near Angul town spotted a snake under asbestos sheets lying in the backyard of his house and informed Aditya Behera, a member of ‘Sarpamitra’, a snake helpline.

Aditya along with Radhamohan of ‘Sarpamitra’ arrived at Bideshi’s house to rescue the snake. They lifted the asbestos sheets and identified the snake as Asiatic water snake (Pani Dhanda in Odia). It was a female and had laid around 65 eggs there.

They rescued the mother snake and left her at a safe place nearby. They also took the eggs and kept those at a spot close to her.

After the usual incubation period of 21 days for the eggs to hatch, Aditya and his associate returned to the place where they had left the mother snake. They found 52 healthy snakelets had come out of their eggs.

They informed the local Forest officials and along with them took the snake and its hatchlings to release in a natural habitat in a forest.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

When A ‘Powerful Man’s Wife’ Broke Into Varun Dhawan’s House To Elope With Actor!

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities have often had funny, at times bizarre experiences, mostly involving hero-worshipping, demanding fans.…

11 hours ago

Jatra Party Owner Arrested For Duping Actress Of Over Rs 8 Lakh In Bhubanewar

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the owner of a Jatra (theatre) group for allegedly duping an…

11 hours ago

How Punjab Farmers Have Paved The Way For Revival Of Organic Desi Cotton

Sanskriti Talwar Faridkot (Punjab): For the third consecutive year, Balwinder Singh of Mallan village in…

12 hours ago

Rain May Play Spoilsport During Christmas & New Year Celebrations In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Rain may play spoilsport in Christmas and New Year celebrations in Odisha as the…

12 hours ago

Now, Amazon Prime Cracks Down On Password Sharing; Check Out Details Here

New Delhi: Netflix showed the way, Amazon Prime Video is following in their footsteps. Come…

12 hours ago

[Watch] Allu Arjun’s House Vandalised By Protesters Over ‘Pushpa 2’ Stampede; Know Their Demands

Hyderabad: Allu Arjun’s woes keep mounting. In a worrying development, protesters stormed Allu Arjun’s Jubilee…

13 hours ago

This website uses cookies.