Russell's viper caught in house, gives birth to 35 snakelets
Coimbatore: A Russell's viper, one of the most venomous snakes, gave birth to 35 snakelets in a village near here on Friday.
A resident of Kovimedu, Manoharan noticed the snake in his bathroom and sought the help of snake-catcher Murali.
Murali caught the snake and identified it as Russell's viper. He put it in a gunny bag to release it into the forest.
In a few minutes, he realized the snake was giving birth snakelets and kept the bag under a tree.
After two hours, he found 35 snakelets. The snake and its young ones would be released in the forest of Sathyamangalam in Erode district, Murali said.
While other snakes lay eggs and hatch them, Russell's viper is an ovoviviparous species giving birth to young ones by hatching the eggs internally.
The baby snakes moult as soon as they are born and are highly venomous immediately after birth.
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Indian blind cricket team not to travel to Pakistan for T20 World Cup, govt denies permission
New Delhi, Nov 19: The Indian blind cricket team will not compete in the T20 World Cup as the government has denied it permission to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns, the national federation said on Tuesday.
The Indian team was supposed to cross the Wagah border on Wednesday for the event, scheduled to be held from November 23 to December 3.
The Indian blind cricket team had got a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the sports ministry for participation but apparently couldn't get clearance from the MEA.
"We have been told unofficially that the blind team will not be permitted to travel to Pakistan. We were scheduled to travel to Wagah border tomorrow. But as of now no clearance has come from the ministry officials. So, we are a bit disappointed," Shailendra Yadav, General Secretary of the Indian Blind Cricket Association (IBCA), told PTI.
"They are saying when the mainstream cricket team is not safe how can you be safe there. Of course, we will accept the decision, but why hold the decision till the last minute, why not inform us a month or 25 days back. There is a process," Yadab added.
