Wolf snake rescued at RBI quarters
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Mysuru: A snake belonging to the species of wolf ( Thola mukhada haavu) was rescued at Bharateeya Reserve Bank Note Mudranalaya Limited ( BRBNML) quarters popularly known as RBI quarters at Metagalli on Sunday night.
Kemparaju a herpetologist by passion rescued the snake spotted at the bicycle stand. As snake brings shiver down the spines of the people at the very sight, the petrified residents called Kemparaju.
Kemparaju who is a driver at fire and emergency services department in the city, convinced the feared residents as the snake was unlike any other poisonous snake. It is non-venomous and slithers out during night hours in search of its prey. It feeds on lizard, larvae of lizards and flies.
It is commonly found next to the dwellings, either in the corners of the door frames, edges of the walls. In the last two months, eight snakes of the same species are rescued and five in RBI quarters.
The quarters is adjacent to forest area and hence it’s common to find snakes here, said Kemparaju.
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