Odisha: Snake Helpline members rescue rare 11-ft long serpent

A rare 11-feet long serpent was rescued by the members of Snake Helpline at Kalimela in Odisha's Malkangiri district. The snake, after being rescued, was released in the mountains.

Malkangiri (Odisha): The members of Snake Helpline rescued a rare 11-feet long serpent from MPV-23 village under Kalimela Block of Malkangiri district in Odisha on Tuesday.

One of the snake catchers said, "We rescued a rare 11 feet long snake from Kalimela Block of Malkangiri district after we received information regarding the same."

The snake department had to cut a tree to get hold of the snake weighing around 25kgs.

"We tried to spray water on the snake but nothing worked. At the end we had to cut down the tree to get hold of the snake," he said.

The snake after being rescued was taken to the forest department where his length was measured. After all due procedure, the snake was released in the mountains.