The Sub-Metropolitan Police, trained in snake rescue, rescues snakes that have entered homes and are seen in public places and releases them to safe places.
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Kailali's Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City has rescued more than 3,000 snakes in a period of two years and three months.
Under the snake rescue program launched by the sub-metropolitan city in Ashar 2080, 3,085 snakes of various species have been rescued and released in safe places around the forest.
The sub-metropolitan city police personnel trained in snake rescue have been rescuing snakes that have entered homes and appeared in public places and releasing them in safe places. This program is being run in all 19 wards of the sub-metropolitan city.
As soon as the sub-metropolitan city police receives information about the snake infestation in the Terai region, where the summer season is becoming more and more common, rescue teams are deployed to the homes and public places of the residents. The rescued snakes are released safely around the forest area at least 5 kilometers away from the settlement in the presence of forest office employees, says Man Bahadur Chaudhary of the Umhanagar police force.
The sub-metropolitan city started the snake rescue program after there were many deaths from snake bites in the Terai region from Baisakh to Asoj. "This program has been started to protect city residents from venomous snake bites and to end the stressful environment caused by snakes entering homes," said Sai Chaudhary. "Whenever a snake appears in the city, our rescue team has been immediately available to help."
According to the trained city police officers deployed in the rescue, the number of species rescued so far is high, including venomous snakes such as goman, keret and viper, and snakes such as dhaman and water snakes. Chaudhary said that snakes of the common cobra and balyak cobra and keret species are more venomous. He said that a viper and two king cobras were also found during the rescue. Sai Man Bahadur Chaudhary informed that the three pythons rescued during this period have been sent to Shuklaphanta National Park.
Snakes entering homes are a common threat in the Terai region during the summer and rainy seasons. Sub-metropolitan Mayor Gopal Hamal says that there is no need to panic due to snakes in Dhangadhi lately. ‘If a venomous snake is seen at night when there is no man at home, women would just carry their children and beg for help in the neighborhood. After implementing this program, we have a feeling that the city police are ready for us when we have a problem.’
When the rescue program started, 25 city policemen from Dhangadhi were trained by technicians from Bardiya and Shuklaphanta National Parks. There are currently 85 city policemen in the sub-metropolitan city. ‘Our entire manpower is deployed to rescue snakes and provide services in various disaster situations. The sub-metropolitan city has also managed the necessary equipment and vehicles well, making it easier to work on the rescue work in a timely manner,’ said Sai Chaudhary.
According to him, until last Asad, although they reached some local levels in neighboring districts and rescued snakes, they have stopped going elsewhere. Recently, Bhimdutta Municipality in Kanchanpur has also started a snake rescue program.
