In yet another incident, that highlights how free handling of a venomous snake can prove fatal, a rescuer from central Mumbai lost his life on Wednesday, when he allegedly tried to perform a stunt while rescuing a snake.

The Honorary Wildlife Warden of Mumbai City, Sunish Subramanian Kunju, has written a letter to the Range Forest Officer of Mumbai Range requesting the authorities to investigate the death of rescuer Raju Solanki, who died at KEM hospital on May 15. Solanki, 20, was called to rescue the snake that had entered a house in Sewri Koliwada.