11 snakes rescued on Nag Panchami in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Continuing the crackdown on snake charmers, animal welfare organisations in the city have rescued 11 snakes on the occasion of Nag Panchmi on Friday.
While nine snakes were rescued from different places across Hyderabad such as Shalibanda, Hussaini Alam, Dhoodbowli, Gowlipura, Aliabad, Falaknuma, two were rescued from Nagarjuna Sagar.
“All the snakes that were rescued were spectacled cobras and almost all of them had injuries on the mouth region or defanged.We are going to treat the injuries and hand them over to the forest department to get a release order. All the snakes will be released back into the wild after they recover from the injuries,” said Soudharm Bhandari of Greater Hyderabad Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GHSPCA). tnn