The Honorary Wildlife Warden of Palghar has accused the Fire Brigade department in Nalasopara of cruelty towards rescued snakes.

Vaishali Chawan has alleged that the fire brigade department in Nalasopara rescued many snakes from the area, but hasn’t release them into the wild yet. She further claimed that the rescued snakes were kept in plastic bottles for a month, without giving them any food. “I have a few friends who rescue snakes in Nalasopara and they recently sent me pictures of snakes rescued by the fire brigade. I was shocked to see the inhuman treatment meted out to them,” she said.