On the occasion of Nagpanchami Team of Wildlife Welfare Association along with Bhamburda range forest office patrolled the Pune city and outskirts to keep a check on Snake charmers activity.
Our team visited the following areas and seized snakes from charmers.
1.Bhavani Peth 2. Yerawda Bhaji Mandai
3.Nagpur Chawl 4.Bhosari 5.Thergaon
6.Pimpari 7.Vadgaon Sheri
8.Shant Nagar 9.Dhanori 10.Moshi
Total 29 snakes were seized from charmers on that day. Most the SNAKE CHARMERS were womens. Details of the snakes seized are as follows :
Spectacled Cobra 8
Rat snake 3
Common Trinket 12
Wolf snake 2
Banded Kukri 2
Green Keelback 2
Thanks to our volunteers Ravi Suresh Lohire Hari Reddy Amar Godambe Sharad Surkule Sarp Mitra Vikram Mayur Satpute Sarpmitra Saidas Kusal Vishwa Sheth.
After medical examination those snakes which were fit to release were released in the green zone in the presence of forester Mrs. Neelam Chawhan.