A four-and-a-half-foot long rat snake was recently rescued from the India Post office near the IGI Airport here. The snake has been released into its natural habitat.
The snake was spotted amidst a pile of steel pipes near the car parking. Security officials were immediately alerted, who contacted Wildlife SOS on the 24-hour helpline 9871963535. The wildlife conservation NGO then dispatched a two-member team to the location. Pawan Kumar, an employee at the post office, said, “We see snakes in and around our office premises quite often as the area has a lot of green patches. We have the Wildlife SOS helpline number on our emergency contact list. We alerted them and their team successfully carried out the rescue.”
Rat snakes are a highly adaptable species common in urban areas. Though non-venomous, they may bite when agitated.
