Jharkhand, July 9 : A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Head Constable rescued seven cobra snakes from a Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) residential quarter in Maithon, Jharkhand, ensuring the safety of residents, the CISF said on Thursday.
The rescue operation was carried out by Head Constable (Fire) Chandra Kumar Shukla of the CISF Unit at DVC Maithon. According to the CISF, all seven cobras were safely rescued and later released into their natural habitat.
In a post on X, the CISF said, “All seven cobras were rescued and later released into their natural habitat.”
The CISF also referred to a recent wildlife rescue operation in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on June 27, where around 25–30 baby cobras were rescued from beneath a wood-apple (bael) tree near a residential area and released into a nearby forest.
Forest Department-trained snake rescuer Krushna Chandra Gochhayat said he responded to an alert from villagers after a large cobra was spotted emerging from beneath the tree.
“When I arrived and inspected the area under the tree, I discovered a group of baby cobras—about 25 to 30 of them. I rescued all of them and released them into the nearby forest,” he said.
Explaining the incident, Gochhayat added, “The mother snake had already left. These babies had just hatched from their eggs, so they didn’t follow the mother and stayed behind. I safely removed them and released them into the forest.”
