While the heavy rain hit Mumbai's human population hard, its animal population was just as badly affected. A team from the NGO PAWS (Plant & Animals Welfare Society) Mumbai and Amma Care Foundation (ACF) rescued and relocated nine snakes from various residential areas across the city on Sunday.

The first call was from Dahisar resident Sandesh Dhage of Ashok Van at Dahisar East, who said a snake had entered his house. Akash Pandaya, a volunteer reached the spot quickly and found a 10-foot-long Indian Rock Python inside the kitchen of Dhage's house. His distress call was forwarded to PAWS by the police control room, said Nisha Kunju, whoco-ordinated the rescue calls at PAWS-ACF Helpline.