India: Forest official Ganesh Sarode was called for assistance and the reptile was seized from the arrested man’s possession.

The police arrested two men late on Sunday for smuggling a sand boa serpent,.

The arrested men have been identified as Saurabh Jadhav (21), a resident of Pisoli in Haveli and Kalidas Chavan, according to the police. One other person is on the run in the case.

Hawaldar Mahesh Mandalik of Sahakarnagar police station had received information that two people arriving with a rare kind of sand boa snake for sale in the city.

A trap was set around 10pm on Sunday near an open ground in Dhankawadi where the two were expected.

(Source: The Hindustan Times)