Three deadly snakes - two Russel’s vipers and a cobra - fell into a well at a village near Ahmednagar on February 8.

The vipers slipped while engaging in a mating dance and the cobra probably tried to prey upon them.

A farmer made a call to Wildlife Rescue Society and rescuer Akash Jadhav went with his team to save the snakes.

Nawaz Shaikh and Akash got down the 100-feet-well to catch the snakes. It was a huge effort as the three snakes tried to keep distance with the rescuers by swimming away from them. But the rescuers managed to drive them to the wall and pick them up.

Akash said: “There was a risk of us falling into the well with poisonous snakes. I am glad it ended well for both the snakes and us.”