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While I have been a part of multiple rescues, these are only the ones I have either managed on my own or been an active assist.
Kickstarting this year with a Cobra. This sub adult was inside the worker’s room at a construction site. Most peaceful rescue as it went inside the bag without any effort.
A tiny Keelback was found at a construction site by the workers. The yellow just below the head is stunning in day light. Moved it away from the construction site.
A day later, yet another Keelback. Very similar in size, could be part of the same litter. Moved it from near a security gate.
Have never seen this yellow before. This one was shining like it came out of an ad shoot. We usually don’t move rat snakes unless people around are uncomfortable. This one had to be moved as the gardeners requested.
This has to be the toughest rescue I have ever done till date. While it looked like an easy rescue, turned out to be an hour long ordeal. The video has most of the details.
This wolf snake was hiding inside a pot at a resident’s garden. Moved it without disturbing to nearby stone-walls.
A sub-adult rat snake was injured by some cats at the same factory from where I had that crazy Cobra rescue. The injuries didn’t look bad enough to take it to PFA. Released after sometime.
A large Trinket was found in between the walls of a construction site. Which made access slightly difficult. Managed to pull it out after a short chase by Chayant and me.
I was away at a wedding in Yelahanka when I received a call about this Cobra the previous day. While they managed to chase it away, this little one came back the next day. After I got back, with some help, managed to get it above the panel from its original hiding space. As I was rescuing this, I got a call for another one. Little did I know I’d be rescuing 3 in an hour.
A fairly calm rat snake was found in a construction site. Managed to move it to safety without any incident. My costume is from that wedding I was in. Immediately after releasing these two snakes, got another call from Orchard.
This one was tricky. One, it was hiding in a pipe connected on two sides of a wall. Two, it was huge. Close to 6 ft. At one point I was convinced that my biggest bag used was not enough. Managed to bag and release without too much stress to the snake.
Today has been relentless. This is the 4th rescue. Small cobra in a nearby community. Rescued without any incidents.
A decent size Cobra was frantically crossing multiple backyards until faced by a cat. By the time I got there, it had resigned itself into a metal pipe. After making sure all the other sides are secure, I just covered the opening and carried the pipe. First Cobra that displayed a self rescue. We had to ‘poke’ it out.
A large trinket was on the tracks at ABSF. Olympics is in July, must’ve be practising. I am a little off about non-venomous bites, so sometimes, I use a bag as a makeshift glove to avoid getting bitten.
A feisty rat snake got into a house. Was a task to grab it as it was ready to leap and bite. Turned out to be simple in the end.
The Cobra that did a self-rescue two days ago came back. This time, it decided to be rescued like other snakes. During the release, we filmed it from an angle that looked rather interesting.
Very hard to miss when it’s in your garden. This one was in my neighbour’s frontyard and gave a bit of chase to grab. Moved it only to ensure cats don’t get to it.
A small cobra was hiding in someone’s backyard. A little bit of an effort to make it get into the bag as the bottle didn’t work.
This tiny one was inside someone’s home. Moved it without any incident.
This one had eaten a heavy meal and not moving. Had to move it from someone’s backyard as they had pet dogs.
Just as I was getting ready for a meeting, got a call from a resident that there is a big snake inside their home. When I reached, it was playing hide and seek under a lampshade. Due to previous biting episodes and the fact that I was ready for a meeting, used the tongs to move it to their backyard.
I have said this time and again. When construction workers call us for a rescue, it’s a huge sense of achievement. They are usually prepared to kill one and not let us know. As it’s an easier way to deal with consistent occurrence of snakes when they are working. This time around it was a Cobra and they thought it was a rat snake. Bagged and moved without too much hassle.
A small Cobra was rescued from Palm Grove. An interesting one as it had gone hiding under a rock to escape from a cat. After trying to coax it out, we decided to flush it out by flooding the hole. Here’s a video of the rescue and release.
Rains are here. So are the snakes. This Keelback was spotted earlier at the club house and we had decided to let it be. But, looks like this was garnering more attention than we thought. Decided to move it to another pond. Was a time consuming exercise as it found a tiny nook to hide.
Not as common as its name. But, deadly nonetheless. This was my first solo rescue of a Krait. It was near a restaurant and didn’t really give any trouble to move it.
Didn’t realise, but this is my 100th venomous snake rescue. A tiny one was spotted outside a home and the gardener had secured it in a large bin. Sort of early for small ones of this species to be around. Looks like climate change is messing up with their breeding as well.
Not the prettiest of rescues, but this was inside a home. Have noticed them being more aggressive when in an alien territory. While it tried to bite me several times, I managed to dodge it and move it without any bloodshed.
This one was found with some plastic stuck in its mouth. Thankfully, it managed to split it out in the process of escaping from being caught. Checked for any other residue and released it.
Finally, a big Cobra. This one while gave us some tough time, was calm perhaps in the way we handled it. First up, it was on a tree. Second, it refused to get into the pipe/bag. Third, this was one heavy snake. I had lower back pain and my hands were shaking after a point. Both Chayant and I had to take turns to coax this fella.
Baby Viper was found by the maintenance team where they were working. Easy rescue and release.
Daily rains have started throwing up small ones out in the open. A tiny Cobra was in front of a house hiding between stones. Gardeners spotted it. Curious but easy juvenile rescue.
This one rescued itself. A resident found it in a bucket. Moved it away.
Second rescue today. Looks like the peak season has just about begun. This one was tricky as it was easy to lose it into a drain pipe. Managed to take it out after a few “peeche aajayiye peeche aajaayiye” to the curious crowd around me. From the time it was put in the bottle till it was released, it had the hood up.
We had the first instance of a Vine snake inside a home. Peaceful little creature. Rescued after a bit of hide and seek. Once on trees, it is almost impossible to spot.
This tiny one was hiding inside a bush. Had to search for a while before it was spotted. Bottling it while on grass can be tricky.
Good to see so many young ones. It’s a proof that the ecosystem continues to be healthy. This one was hiding in a wall. Thankfully, there were no other gaps that it could’ve escaped into. Clean and easy rescue.
Finally, another milestone. My 200th rescue was one of my favourite species, the spectacled Cobra. This was a bit tricky as it was on a construction site. It was as quick as a rat snake trying to escape into various possibilities at the site. Had to use the tong to ensure a safe capture. Released and had a beer!
