A rat snake was found trapped in an iron mesh by a homeowner in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Sovan Roy called Snake Helpline on October 31 and Subhendu Mallik, General Secretary of Snake Helpline, went to the spot along with a colleague, Arun Baral.

While Baral restrained the 5-feet-long snake, Mallik cut the iron wires with a metal cutter. The snake had suffered minor cuts and was sprinkled with Iodine. It was later released in a natural habitat.

Mallik said: "The rat snake was badly stuck and ants had begun to devour it. It was lucky we could save it on time.”

A young Indian Rat snake was found trapped in an iron mesh that was put in place to protect a house garden in Bhubaneswar in eastern India. The house owner, Sovan Roy, called Snake Helpline for help.

Subhendu Mallik, General Secretary of Snake Helpline, went to the spot along with a colleague, Arun Baral. While Arun restrained the five-feet-long snake, Subhendu cut the iron wires with a metal cutter. The snake had suffered minor cuts and was sprinkled with Iodine. It was later released in a natural habitat.

Subhendu Mallik said "The rat snake was badly stuck and ants had begun to devour it. It was lucky we could save it on time.”


Rat snake gets badly trapped in iron mesh