6’4” long Cobra found at an under construction hospital in Hajipur

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Hajipur ( Vaishali): At an under construction hospital in Paswan Chowk locality, Hajipur,  headquarters of Vaishali District, not only did a careful and sensitive administration burnt the midnight oil to locate an Indian Spectacled Cobra with The TrickyRescuer, a handful construction labourers showed remarkable restraint for more than 70 hours by allowing the rescuers to do their job without harming the snake.

The snake was 6’4” long and not less than 10 years of age. It had, however,  died some 26 to 30 hours before the recue team could reach the place where it was hiding. The specimen was taken to the laboratory of Department of Zoology, Patna Science College, Patna University, for further study by a team of academic and field experts.” HoD, Zoology, Patna Science College, Arvind Kumar, appreciated the team effort and extended his support for  future endeavours. 

The labourers were stationed there by their respective contractors undertaking the construction of Bihar Healthcare, a joint venture of eye-specialist Dr Sunil Kumar and filmmaker Prakash Jha.

Ahbar Alam, Shahbaz, Rahul Kumar, Sagar and Bipin, all students of Patna Science College, amongst others were led by Gaurav Narayan, Senior Researcher (Wildlife), The TrickyRescuer.  Speaking about the rescued specimen Gaurav said, “The team was informed about the presence of the snake on December 14, 2019.

Elaborating on The TrickyRescuer, its representative Aditya Vaibhav said, “We receive online inputs regarding presence/appearance of snakes in and around human habitations. Of which, the ones with venomous ones are to be visited personally for rescue and eventual release by the rescuers while people are made aware of the harmlessness of snakes concerned in case of non-venomous ones.”