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Expansion
The forest department will issue a helpline number for the protection of snakes. People will be able to catch snakes by informing the forest department if they see them in their homes. The department will form a team for this. Till now, the help of snake charmers is taken to catch snakes. Legal action will also be taken against those who harm snakes.
According to the forest department, 1500 snakes were caught in a year and 200 snakes were freed from snake charmers and released in the forest. Snake charmers catch snakes and extract their venom, which comes under the category of crime. After the helpline number is issued, people can save snakes by immediately informing the department about it. A team will be formed to catch snakes.
There will be no charge for catching the snake. On receiving information about snake sightings through the helpline number, the department will catch the snakes and release them in the forest. Currently, the forest department catches snakes with the help of snake charmers and releases them in the forest. In the coming time, the forest department team will catch snakes.
what did the officer say
Efforts have been started to protect snakes. A helpline number will be issued for this. On receiving information, the department’s team will catch the snake and release it in the forest. -Swati, Divisional Forest Officer, Varanasi region
