After spotting the poisonous snakes, locals informed the forest official and did not cause any harm to the reptiles.
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Forest officials of Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park on Friday rescued two poisonous snakes that had strayed into houses of villages located within the national park.
While a five-feet-long monocled cobra was rescued from the backyard of a house in Khamarasahi village, a nine-foot-long python was similarly rescued at Righagada village by forest personnel who have honed the skill in snake rehabilitation, said forest officials.
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After spotting the poisonous snakes, locals informed the forest official and did not cause any harm to the reptiles. After being rescued, both the monocle cobra and python were released into the mangrove forest, the safe habitat of the snakes.
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Both the snakes are highly poisonous species as their bite often proves fatal unless timely medical attention is paid. However, these species never attack humans unless provoked. Nevertheless they occasionally attack humans in self-defence, added forest officials.
The mangrove eco system of Bhitarkanika national park is home to over 3,000 snakes, including cobras, python species. The very mention of these venomous snakes instill fear psychosis among the people although these carnivorous reptiles attack humans only when threatened and intimidated.
Because of the timely and active cooperation from people, the department managed to rescue nearly a dozen of pythons and cobras that had strayed into village areas since the last eight months. Locals did not cause harm to the snakes but informed the forest officials, who had later rescued the snakes and released it in the wild.
Snakes found in the Bhitarakanika national park include the deadly poisonous King Cobra, Banded Krait, Common Krait Bamboo snake and blue krait. Among the non-poisonous snakes , the Indian Rock python, Rat Snake , the Water snake, common worm snake, Blind snake, Red Sand Boasnake, Black earth boa, Common green whip snake, Vine Snake, Painted Bronzeback, common Indian Bronze-back and Tree snake, concluded the forest officials.
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