Rossell's viper found in Sambalpur

With the help of helpline, the wildlife officials of Sambalpur rescued a Russell’s viper, one of the dangerous species of snack from Burla town on Thursday evening. The viper was later released in the Laxmi dunguri forest on Thursday. “Russell’s viper is one of the most dangerous species of snake available in India and other south Asian country. The snake can kill a man with a single bite of this snake”, Debadutta Barik of helpline, Sambalpur told while exhibit the snake in Sambalpur on Friday.

According to the wild life sources, the snake was spotted in the DAV public School premises Anand Vihar of Burla on Thursday evening. On getting information, the wildlife officials with the help of the helpline personnel caught the snake. “After we identified it as Russell’s viper, we rescued the snake with out hurting it. We released the viper in the Laxmi Dunguri jungle on Friday”, wildlife ranger (Burla) AK Mohanty told.

Souces said, the Russell's viper is one of the most dangerous snakes in all of Asia, accounting for thousands of deaths each year. Once bitten, people experience a wide variety of symptoms including pain, swelling, vomiting, dizziness and blood incoagubility and kidney failure