Snakes
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Over 75000 snakes rescued by Friends of Snakes Society in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In the past decade, Hyderabad-based Friends of Snakes Society (FOSS) has achieved an extraordinary milestone in snake conservation. The organization, in collaboration with wildlife authorities, has successfully rescued and rehabilitated over…
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Snakes in Hyderabad: A battle for survival amidst urban sprawl
As the world observes Reptile Awareness Week every year from 21st October, it is prudent to look at members of the reptile, the Snakes, with a larger lens. Many cities are home…
- Kerala
Tiger showers, fans for snakes, frozen fruits for bears at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
Thiruvananthapuram: With the mercury rising in the Kerala capital city, inmates at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo have got a change in their menu, and habitations. The tigers, which were earlier given a bath…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Friends Of Snakes Society rescues 3 pythons in Langar Houz
Hyderabad: Friends Of Snakes Society (FOSS) on Sunday, February 4, safely rescued three large healthy pythons in Defence Colony, Langar Houz, Hyderabad after residents promptly reported the snakes’ sightings. Responding to the…
- India
Three arrested for smuggling rare red boa snakes in UP
Bijnor: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two red sand boa snakes for sale from Pune to Moradabad. The red sand boa is a snake listed as ‘near…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cook dies of snakebite on Osmania University campus
Hyderabad: Fear gripped students of Osmania University after a woman cook died due to a snake bite at Manjira Hostel on Wednesday night. Kavita (45) was bitten by a poisonous snake while…