Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Experts on Sunday rescued a sand boa snake that strayed into human areas from the Satara region of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Oct 20. It is the third such rescue of ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For the first time in Kerala, a snake was treated for mast cell tumour. The Red Sand Boa, a non-venomous ...

The Red Sand Boa is often trafficked for use in traditional medicines and even for black magic, the police official said.

The Thiruvananthapuram zoo has begun treatment for mast cell tumour, a rare form of cancer, for a red sand boa. The male snake, approximately four years old and weighing 3.9 kg, was found in a ...

Photos of the red sand boa snake, whose scientific name is “Eryx johnii”, were shared by news agency ANI on Twitter. Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain individuals are ...

The sand boa is a non-venomous snake and a protected species. Forest Department officials identified the arrested persons as V. Sukeran, 50; K. Raja, 40; S. Kuppan, 49; B. Krishnan, 40 ...