6 ft long snake rescued from Ghanekar auditorium
KYT Team
An over 6ft long Indian rock python was rescued by an animal lover along with the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), Thane from Dr. Kashinath Ghaneakar Natyagruha, near Hiranandani Meadows on Friday morning.
The call was made to Thane-RDMC by an NDRF official, who was nearby. The official informed RDMC that a big snake was seen in the premises of the drama theatre.
A rescuer Vijay Lokhande too had reached the spot and helped RDMC to rescue the non-venomous snake which was near a dustbin there.
The snake was later handed over to NGO – Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) by the Thane forest department for observation. The members of the NGO took the reptile to a city-based veterinarian who confirmed that the snake was fit and it was hence released into the wild in the evening.
The members of WWA claimed that they have come across many snakes and even bigger ones in the Hiranandani Meadows area. Also, it is likely that the snake must have come either from the nullah beside the drama theatre or from an open space nearby.