Kalpetta (Ker), December 20: One person was today apprehended by forest officials for keeping endangered species of snakes at his residence in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
Acting on a tip-off, 58-year-old Kunhu Muhammed was held by forest department for keeping eight rare Red Sandboa snakes at his residence at Chundale in the district, officials said.
During his interrogation, the man said the snakes were handed over to him by a person from Mysore recently and the reptiles were kept in a separate tank in a roof platform inside the building, DFO P K Sunil Kumar said, adding that Muhammed was remanded to judicial custody.
The reptiles were later released in Kurichiyad forests of Wayanad sanctuary.
–Agencies