Kumar, deputy secretary of Friends of Snakes Society, said, "On July 14, we received a distress call on our help line from a Goshamahal trader reporting a small snake near the entrance to his plywood store. Our nearest member visited the site waiting for a rat snake or a cobra with eyeglasses, which are common snakes in that region. To his utter disbelief, he found an ornate flying snake (Chrysopelea ornata), a slightly venomous poison. This snake was hidden inside the opening of the tent, from where it was carefully extracted. It was immediately sent to the shelter of the society in Sainikpuri for additional examination and cover.
"This species is not found in this region, but is found in the western Ghats, Bihar, Odisha, WB, UP, Northeast India and Southeast Asia. There are numerous wooden deposits near the rescue site and it is Probably this serpent was transported accidentally along with the wood or the load of plywood.This one and a half meter specimen would temporarily stay in our shelter, during which behavioral studies would be carried out.With the support of the forest department, this snake " We have been making rescues for the last 20 years and this is the first time we have encountered a flying snake, usually sliding from one tree to another in the rainforests to avoid Predators.It can not take off from the ground like a bird.Once earlier we had rescued a snake at Nampally train station which had taken the Karn train Ataka to Hyderabad. It was identified as Bronze BackTree Snake. Cases of snakes arriving on courier vehicles, containers and mailings are not too infrequent. "Secretary General of Friends of the Snake Society V. Aniash added.
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