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Rare albino snake rescued in Odisha, likely to be shifted to Nandankanan zoo for treatment

Bhubaneswar, Apr 18 (UNI) In a rare wildlife rescue, villagers in the Chhayal Singh area under Bonth block of Odisha’s Bhadrak district rescued an albino snake and safely handed it over to forest officials. The snake, noticed by locals on Friday, was carefully captured and later handed over to the Forest Department.
Acting on the advice of the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), officials shifted the reptile to the Bhadrak Range Office for further examination.
The snake exhibited a distinctive yellow-and-white coloration, indicating its rare albino nature. During a preliminary check, officials detected an injury near its mouth.
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