Five-Feet-Long Snake Rescued At Delhi Secretariat Building

The snake is currently under the NGO's care and will soon be released back into the wild, it said. It was found on Thursday.

The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit have rescued a five-foot-long black-headed royal snake from a grocery store (Kendriya Bhandar) at Delhi Secretariat Building, an official statement said on Friday.

The snake is currently under the NGO's care and will soon be released back into the wild, it said. It was found on Thursday.

The snake was nestled on a shelf, behind a stack of sealed bhujia packets. The office staff immediately alerted the security personnel who then contacted Wildlife SOS, it stated.

The NGO's rescue team swiftly reached the secretariat building and located the adult black-headed royal snake.