Over 35 Indian Rock Pythons slithered out of their leathery shells a few days ago, at Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur.
Officials were overjoyed at having achieved successful breeding of the reptile in captivity. Zoo officials said that there are 26 Indian Rock Pythons in the zoo and one of them laid 41 eggs on April 25, this year.
“A total of 36 eggs hatched successfully and healthy python babies measuring an average of 45-55 cm crawled on to the captive centre of the zoo,” said K.S.S.V.P. Reddy, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and zoo director.
‘Minimum stress’
He said the reptiles were kept in the park in conditions of minimum stress and maximum synchronisation with nature.
Zoo officials said the mother snake creates a ring around the eggs for more than 50 days to provide the heat required for hatching.
The job of mother snake gets over once the incubation is completed.
Separate enclosure
The newly hatched snakes would be separated and kept in an enclosure for proper medical care and feeding.
Once they are older, they would be put on display in the Snake Hut inside the zoo, Mr. Reddy said.
