Overview
- The discovery happened during a routine check of a household water tank in Sarai village, Haridwar, and prompted the family to alert local forest officials.
- Forest Department staff and experienced snake rescuers Talib and Bhola carried out the extraction, and Range Officer Shishpal Singh said a total of 27 hatchlings were recovered.
- Rescuers identified the young snakes as checkered keelbacks, an Asiatic water snake that is commonly non-venomous and found near freshwater.
- All 27 hatchlings were removed without injury, taken from the site for release in a safe habitat, and video of the operation was widely shared on social media.
- Authorities have not established how the group entered the tank, and officials note that water-associated snakes often seek cool, sheltered spaces during rainy or humid weather which can bring them into homes.