Driver flees in panic after finding baby snake INSIDE his SUV in India
- 4 years ago
A man started up his car in east India and was shocked to find a green snake lying on his dashboard, causing him to flee in panic and call snake rescuers to remove it.
Prasant Kumar Barala of Satyabadi had parked his SUV near Puri, Odisha, on November 30, when he found the baby snake.
He called the Snake Helpline to rescue the reptile, and they sent a volunteer, Susant Behera to help.
After looking through every nook and cranny on the vehicle, Behera eventually finding the baby snake hiding under the lining of the passenger footwell.
The snake was luckily just a harmless non-venomous rat snake.
Susant rescued the snake and released it at a nearby forest later.
Subhendu Mallik founder of Snake Helpline said: "It was a lucky escape as the snake was spotted by the driver when the vehicle had been parked. If the driver had seen it while driving it may have caused an accident.”
Prasant Kumar Barala of Satyabadi had parked his SUV near Puri, Odisha, on November 30, when he found the baby snake.
He called the Snake Helpline to rescue the reptile, and they sent a volunteer, Susant Behera to help.
After looking through every nook and cranny on the vehicle, Behera eventually finding the baby snake hiding under the lining of the passenger footwell.
The snake was luckily just a harmless non-venomous rat snake.
Susant rescued the snake and released it at a nearby forest later.
Subhendu Mallik founder of Snake Helpline said: "It was a lucky escape as the snake was spotted by the driver when the vehicle had been parked. If the driver had seen it while driving it may have caused an accident.”