India:  A sand boa snake, an endangered species worth at least a few lakh rupees in the international smuggling market, was seized from two persons in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The MIDC CIDCO police seized the snake on Thursday from the duo, who planned to sell it.

India:  Seven suspected poachers were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing an elephant in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh by laying a live wire in its way, forest officials said. The arrests were made a day after the carcass of a female elephant was found on the outskirts of Kishanpur v