A serpent expert rescued a Russell's Viper from a university campus in central India's Madhya Pradesh on March 19.

The incident took place in the Dr. Harisingh Gour University region of Sagar. The snake was spotted in Quarter-C77 of the university, prompting the staff to call snake expert Akeel Baba.

Footage shows Baba trying to poke the snake out of its hiding spot in a clearing. Baba uses a stick-like object to draw the reptile out.

Following this, the venomous snake hurriedly slithers underneath a wooden log. Baba kicks the log over and exposes the snake before catching it with a stick and then grabbing it by its neck.

A serpent expert, identified as Akeel baba, rescued a Russell's Viper snake from central India's Madhya Pradesh on March 19. The incident took place in the Dr. Harisingh Gour University region of Sagar.

Visuals feature Akeel trying to poke the snake out of its hiding spot amid a clearing. He uses a stick-like object to draw the reptile out. Following this, the Russell's Viper hurriedly slithers underneath a wooden log. Akeel kicks it and reveals the snake, following which he grabs the reptile with the stick-like object and captures the animal.

Akeel baba grabbed the snake by its neck and displayed it to the onlookers. The snake was spotted in Quarter-C77 of the university, following which the serpent expert rushed to the spot and rescued the reptile.