The Forest Department caught four pythons, two cobras and three rat snakes here from various human habitations here in Krishnagiri range. Three pythons were caught on the banks of Thenpennai River in Kaveripattin and one at a housing colony in Kodipalli.
Similarly, two cobras and one rat snake were caught from a housing area in Pazhayapettai in Krishnagiri and two rat snakes were caught at Rajaji Nagar in Krishnagiri. The snakes were let off into Krishnagiri reserve forest here, according to sources.