Those living in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh got a shock when they spotted a snake, an albino krait. It was white in colour.?
A snake catcher was summoned to rescue it from Jainagar village in Surajpur district.?
Satyam Kumar Dwivedi said once he was informed, he went to rescue it, as per a Dainik Jagran report. Dwivedi went into a well to save it.?
Kraits are called chitti saanp in the village and are very rare in the state.?
It was white because of a condition called albinism.?
Dwivedi has saved around 300 snakes, according to reports.?
Common kraits can be recognised by their black and light-coloured crossbands along with a triangular body cross-section.?
Even when provoked, they rarely show aggression. More often than not they hide their heads within their bodies in a coil to protect themselves.