With the rains making a powerful comeback after a brief dry spell, the city witnessed a rise in the number of snake rescue cases over the past one month. The NGOs working in the eastern and western suburbs have rescued more than 200 snakes, which include over 40 Indian rock pythons — a number quite unusual for July, according to them.

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