Bhubaneswar: The Snake Helpline members rescued a snake from the office chamber of a senior bureaucrat at Lok Seva Bhawan on Saturday evening.
The incident occurred when additional secretary, Home, BB Mishra was entering his chamber and inadvertently put his feet on a snake. After spotting the reptile under his chair, he and some department staff immediately ran out of the chamber and informed the Snake Helpline.
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General secretary of Snake Helpline and honourary wildlife warden of Khurda district, Subhendu Mallick arrived at the Lok Seva Bhawan with his colleagues and rescued a three-foot-long rat snake behind an almirah inside the chamber.
The non-poisonous snake was later released in the wild.
