Deadly snake found in shipping container from India by officials in UK, rescued later
India Today
The post describes how the snake was identified as a saw scaled viper. Staff from the animal hospital reached the place of the incident to rescue the snake.
In a bizarre incident, a shipping package from India to the UK was discovered with an unusual guest in it. A local stonemasonry firm unboxed a deadly viper from the shipping container and promptly informed an animal hospital to come and tackle the situation. In a post shared by South Essex Wildlife Hospital on Facebook, a picture of the snake has been shared along with details of the incident.
The post describes how the snake was identified as a saw scaled viper. Staff from the animal hospital reached the place of the incident to rescue the snake and they had to tape the whole room so that the snake didn't escape. The post also describes how venomous the snake was.
