Cuttack: As many as 12 cobra hatchlings were rescued by digging the concrete near Amrapalli Kalyan Mandap at Phulnakhara in Cuttack district on Tuesday.
Some people found eggs of snakes inside the concrete last night and informed the snake helpline.
The snake helpline members rescued 12 hatchlings from inside the concrete.
A couple of days ago, a baby cobra was rescued from a rice bag in a girls hostel in Kedar Gouri area in Bhubaneswar. The snake helpline founder Subhendu Mallick rescued the baby snake that was hiding in a cup kept inside the rice bag.
As many as seven snake hatchlings were found at Paika Sahi in Mangarajpur village under Kujanga block in Jagatsinghpur district on June 29. Of the seven, three were alive.
Likewise, three cobras were rescued from a puja room (Bhagabat Gadi) in Kalianti village of Mahanga block in Cuttack district the same day.
In another incident on June 29, as many as 11 cobra hatchlings were rescued from a shop at Radho village under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district.
More than 10 cobra hatchlings were earlier found at Begunia village under Tirtol block in Jagatsinghpur district. Three of the five snakes were reportedly beaten to death by locals.
Besides, on June 27, more than 20 cobra hatchlings were rescued from a house of Narilo village in Kendrapada district.
Snake helpline members had also rescued 12 Indian cobra hatchlings from the house of one Anadi Sahu of Suhagpur village in Pipili on June 26.
Hundreds of cobras were also reportedly rescued from two separate villages in the Bhadrak district a few days back.
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