Security personnel spotted the poisonless snake near the guard room and...
Digital Desk: In a shocking incident, a 5 ft long checkered keelback, commonly known as an Asiatic water snake, was rescued from home minister Amit Shah’s residence on Thursday (October 15).
Security personnel spotted the poisonless snake near the guard room and dialled Wildlife SOS, an NGO that works for wildlife protection and conservation. A team of two sent from the NGO rescued the snake that housed itself between wooden panels.
On Thursday morning, security personnel was shocked to stumble upon a checkered keelback snake on the premises of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's bungalow in New Delhi. On spotting the reptile near the guard room, they immediately alerted Wildlife SOS on its 24x7 helpline number 9871963535, Geared with rescue equipment, a two-member rescue team rushed to the snake's aid. Meanwhile, the snake had made its way inside a gap between the wooden panels around the guard room, Wildlife SOS said.
"We are grateful to the security personnel working in the Union Home Minister's residence for alerting Wildlife SOS to this emergency. This shows a high level of compassion on their part and sets an example for others to follow. "Often the plight of urban wildlife is dismissed because people consider them to be a nuisance, and they are often met with hostility," Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, said.
Checkered keelback is instituted chiefly in water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and ponds; drains; agricultural lands; wells; etc. Keelback is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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