Kolhapur: On Wednesday, through confidential information received, the Ministry of Forestry Satara in Maharashtra put a trap and arrested three people in the Shirwal area in the district when they tried to sell Indian sand boa snakes.
This snake is appreciated in Crores and is considered ‘double-faced’, used in black magic act, so that it invites hunters behind it.
Warden Warden Honor for Satara, Rohan Bhate, who is also a member of the Kras Bureau of wildlife crimes in India said, “I have known through the confidential information that few people have caught boa sand snakes and trying to sell snakes nearby Shirwal.
Know the seriousness of the incident , I told the Range Sachin Dombal Forest (Cellular Team, Satara) after that the trap was placed near the veterinary college in Shirwal to Lonand Road.
On the date of 5pm, three people on a bicycle.
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Tim forests catch them and when investigated, Indian sand boa lives throughout 141cm and weighs 2kg 300 grams was found with them.
Three defendants have been taken into custody forest and further investigation.
sustainable, “added Bhate.
BOA Sand India Snake Falls in Schedule 4 Law Wildlife (Protection), 1972 and Three Accused – Ravindra Kangale (42) from Shirwal, Aniket Yadav (24) from Masur and Santosh Kate (42) from Bhambre Village near Umbraj – – Has been detained and bicycles and three of their cellphones were confiscated.
This action was taken under the guidance of the Deputy Forest Conservator Mahadev Mohite by the Range Forest Officer (Mobile Team) Sachin Sheep, Range Forest Officer (Khandala) Mahesh Patil, Rahul Jagtap, Forest Guards Vijay Bhosale, Ananda Jagtap and Police Police Suhas Pawar.
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