A local farmer has caught a large, venomous Russell’s viper in a field on the border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga.
The snake will be handed over on Friday (30 October) to a team of experts from the Khulna forest department, who will release it in the Sundarbans area. The team has set out from Khulna for Damurhuda.
The snake was caught on Thursday (29 October) afternoon in Shimultala field in Munshipur village, next to the zero line of the border. It was handed over to the Damurhuda upazila forest office at around 9pm the same day.
According to local sources, at around 4pm on Thursday the snake was trying to bite a Garole sheep in Shimultala field. Hasan, a farmer and the son of Siraj of Munshipur village, noticed it. He beat the snake with a stick, injuring it, and captured it. It was then kept in a cage.
News of a huge venomous snake caught in a border field caused a stir in the area, and crowds of local people gathered to see it. Its size and venom drew much curiosity.
The upazila forest office was informed at around 8:30pm on Thursday. Forest guard Shahajamal, also known as Ripon, then went to the spot and took the snake.
Contacted, Damurhuda upazila forest officer (forester) Suresh Mistry said he is in Chattogram for training and so does not know the details of the snake’s capture.
Jibannagar deputy ranger Shariful Islam Kajol confirmed that the snake is a Russell’s viper. He said Russell’s vipers are highly venomous. The Khulna forest department has been contacted so the snake can be released safely, and a team of experts is on its way. The team will take the snake and release it in the Sundarbans area.
Although the capture of a venomous Russell’s viper in a border field caused a stir among local people, the forest department has moved to return the snake safely to the wild.
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