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In an extremely rare and shocking occurrence, the Indian rat snake was found in a ground-floor residential property in the Azad Nagar area of Andheri (West) in need of a rescue, not from any predators ...

An Indian rat snake was safely rescued after it was discovered inside a washing machine at a ground-floor residence in Azad Nagar, Andheri West, by naturalist and wildlife photographer Prabhu Swami.

An Indian rat snake was safely rescued after it was discovered inside a washing machine at a ground-floor residence in Azad Nagar, Andheri West, by naturalist and wildlife photographer Prabhu Swami.

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