From past two days, about seven snakes and a turtle — rendered homeless due to cyclone Nisarga, have been rescued by the Plant & Animals Welfare Society — Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) and Amma Care Foundation (ACF) team. The snakes were rescued from Mulund, Bhandup and Borivali areas following distress calls from alert citizens on PAWS-Mumbai ACF Helpline.

Talking to mid-day, Sunish Subramanian, who runs the NGO said, "We rescued a Red Sand Boa from Mulund on Thursday. This is a rare snake and is also called as a two-headed snake as its head and tail both look exactly the same. A few some superstitious people have used these snakes to perform black magic. We rescued around seven snakes in past two days from different areas of the city."