Residents of a BMC staff quarters were in for a shock last night, when they learnt that not one, but three venomous Russell's Viper snakes had been slithering in their locality. People in the area were first alerted after a resident, Pratap Walmiki, 43, spotted a Russel's Viper outside his window. "I was in the washroom, when I felt something move outside. When I peeped out of my window, I saw a snake. I immediately shut it and alerted the other residents," said Walmiki.

The snakes that were rescued from the area.  Pics/ Rajesh Gupta