Conservation group Wildlife SOS rescued a cobra from a Mahi-Mandavi hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University and a wolf snake from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi recently.
Both reptiles are currently under observation and will soon be released into the wild, said the NGO.
A release issued by the group stated that the cobra was spotted by the maintenance staff at the badminton court near the hostel. Wildlife SOS was alerted about the snake on its 24-hour rescue helpline (+91-9871963535) and two members of the rapid response unit were dispatched.
Shwetabh Suman, the student who called the group, said: “The situation was about to turn hostile so I intervened before anyone could harm the cobra and requested that we call Wildlife SOS.”
‘Safe natural habitat’
Just a few kilometres away, another team from the NGO was called in to rescue a wolf snake from the IIT-Delhi campus. Security officers stationed at the institute’s ‘JNU Gate’ stumbled upon the snake inside the security cabin and immediately contacted Wildlife SOS.
Kartick Satyanarayan, Wildlife SOS co-founder and CEO said: “JNU and IIT campuses provide a safe natural habitat for urban wildlife. Wildlife SOS has carried out several rescues from both the institutes in the past. It is heartening to see a rise in the number of people being considerate about the well-being of theses reptiles.”
Wasim Akram, manager of Wildlife SOS Special Projects, said: “Both snakes are currently under observation and we will be releasing them back in their natural habitat soon.”
Published - October 18, 2018 01:57 am IST
