Family shares house with 111 snakes. in Odisha

Bhadrak :

Over 110 baby cobras and two adult cobras were rescued from a house in a village in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, forest officials said. While the snakelets and 20 eggs were found in a labourer’s mud house at Paikasahi village, the adult snakes were spotted, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Bhadrak, Amlan Nayak, said.

The snakelets are about two to three days old. The adult cobras, a male and a female, are around 2.10 meters in length. The snakelets would be released in their natural habitat, away from human habitation, the DFO said, adding, he has spoken to forest officer of the nearby Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary about releasing the snakes there.

SK Mirza, a snake rescuer said he rushed to the site after the owner of the house, informed him that a number of snakes were roaming inside

After five hours of search, around 110 snakelets and 20 eggs were found, Mr Mirza said.Bijay Bhuyan was aware of the presence of snakes there an used to worship them.