There was a stir in a village in Etawah, UP, when about two dozen pythons came out of the water tank of a government tubewell. People were shocked to see so many snakes. The villagers were afraid to even go to the fields. Later, the forest department team was informed, which rescued the pythons very carefully and then left them at a safe place. The water tank was deep, so the team faced a lot of difficulty in the rescue.
The whole matter is of village Pali Gopalpur under Chakarnagar Tehsil of Etawah. Here the villagers were shocked to see two dozen pythons in the water tank of the tubewell. Due to fear, they were not even going to their fields. Meanwhile, on the information of the villagers, the forest department team reached the spot. It rescued 24 pythons from the water tank. Among them, there was also a very poisonous krait snake.
It is being told that for the first time such a large number of snakes were rescued in the Chambal Sanctuary area. After the rescue operation was completed, the villagers heaved a sigh of relief. At present, all the captured snakes have been released by the rescue team in the natural habitat of Chambal Sanctuary.
Villager Ajay Mishra said that the villagers were so scared that they were not going to work in the fields. Because, they had never seen such a large number of snakes before. There was also a poisonous snake Krait among the pythons, it was also rescued.
At the same time, wildlife expert Dr. Ashish Tripathi, who did the rescue, said that the water tank was about 10 feet deep. Removing the snakes from here was a very challenging task. But the snakes were taken out one by one with great caution. 24 pythons and one poisonous krait have come out of the water tank. Pythons are not so dangerous, but the krait snake is very poisonous. Anyone can die from its bite.
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