Reptile Planet

It appears that ratsnakes, pythons are the most commonly found snakes in goa. The newspapers are periodically reporting the snakes which are found in different areas of goa, especially those which are caught by snake catchers.

It appears that ratsnakes and pythons are the most commonly found snakes in goa, especially since goa has a huge populations of rats, mice who are allowed to run amok. In Mumbai, it is very rare for a mouse or rat to enter a house, especially for a person living on the second or third floor of a building. However in goa the mice and rats are flooding homes, and no action is taken to get rid of them.

After the snakes are caught, they are usually released in the jungle by the snake catcher.

It appears that after Ekta Kapoor’s Naagin became extremely popular, colors decided to have another snake based serial
The serial Sitara is supposed to be broadcast at 10.30 pm from December 3, 2018 and is replacing Bepanah, which was a far more realistic serial.
The promos of the serial show that the main character of the serial is a “Vishkanya”, or poisonous woman .
In a clear example of irrational behavior, the promos say that instead of blood, there is poison flowing in the body of the woman which is impossible.
It would be interesting to find out the profile of those who are wasting their time to watch these snake based serials which are unrealistic

This serial shows the lack of scientific temper in India, the reason why experienced engineers with good JEE rank are subjected to identity theft by the state, central government, ntro, raw, cbi, security agencies , why india is the largest importer of defence equipment as the indian government falsely claims that google, tata supplied goan call girls, cheater housewives, school dropouts, document robbers and other lazy greedy fraud women who never answered JEE have the impressive resume, savings of the experienced engineer to pay all these fraud engineers a monthly raw/cbi/indian government salary

However the popularity of this irrational and unscientific serials explain to some extent why the fraud indian intelligence and security agencies get away with identity theft rackets on experienced engineers with a good JEE rank, because indians are only outwardly modern, mentally they are still very backward

One of the most popular television serials on Colors is Naagin
It is an extremely unbelievable television serial, that a human being can change their shape and become a snake is simply impossible
Anyone who has studied science, will realize that the serial is unrealistic, it is only a science fiction story
However it appears to have a big fan following, and good TRPs
So it appears that indians love these kind of serials.
To be fair, the serial has very good looking actors and actresses, and is produced by Ekta Kapoor
This serial shows the lack of scientific temper in India, the reason why experienced engineers with good JEE rank are subjected to identity theft by the state, central government, ntro, raw, cbi, security agencies , why india is the largest importer of defence equipment as the indian government falsely claims that google, tata supplied goan call girls, cheater housewives, school dropouts, document robbers and other lazy greedy fraud women who never answered JEE have the impressive resume, savings of the experienced engineer to pay all these fraud engineers a monthly raw/cbi/indian government salary

The newspapers reported that the park in miramar/campal area near Krishi bhavan, is not well maintained. A few years ago, the area was developed into a garden, and was well maintained.
However it appears that in the last year, not much care is taken of the garden. Many of plants in the garden have dried or the shrubs have overgrown
So though there are benches provided in the park, the newspapers reported that people are avoiding sitting on the benches because they are afraid of being bitten by snakes, which may be poisonous

On one hand, the google, tata sponsored kolhapur born school dropout cbi employee gujju housewife naina, who looks like sneha wagh’ chainsmoking bespectacled husband, is harassing the domain investor and everyone associated with her, falsely claiming that the few drying plants in her house are causing mosquito bites and dengue, while snakes are roaming around freely in the area

Instead of harassing harmless citizens for growing plants, why does google, tata sponsored kolhapur born school dropout cbi employee gujju housewife naina and her chainsmoking bespectacled husband, do something to get rid of the snakes in the area.

During the monsoon,trees and plants grow very fast in most coastal areas in India, and the number of snakes, frogs, and other animals also increases.
The media reported that a snake had entered the chamber of the judge in the court at New Panvel.
This caused chaose in the court house, though the snake was a non poisonous rat snake.
As is the standard practice in most parts of india, a snake catcher was called to catch the snake, so that normal activity could resume.
It also highlights a problem which the indian media does not cover, the snake probably came to the court room to catch and eat rats
Rats and mice are a major problem in many places in India, and there are few reliable solutions for getting rid of the rats and mice.

The newspapers reported that a green tree snake was spotted in the 8,33 am Titwala to Mumbai cst train in August 2018. Some commuters noticed the snake in their compartment near thane station, raised an alarm, and the train was halted at the Thane station
The train commuters exited the compartment and some railway staff entered the compartment, caught the snake and removed it from the compartment, so that the train could run on its normal route
However due to the halting of the train with the snake, the central railway time table was disrupted and a large number of trains on the central line in Mumbai were delayed for several hours that day , causing inconvenience to the millions of railway commuters.
Some people allege that the snake was a prank played on the railways by unidentified persons. However the fact remains that the trains are halting in very remote areas, near forests where there are snakes and other wildlife.

One of the hardiest pets available in Goa are the red eared slider turtles as they survive for a long period of time, unlike fish which die rather quickly. It appears that the pet shops have a large number of turtles mainly in the monsoon period because in 2017, the turtles were available in the same period.

In July 2018, it was observed that a pet shop in Panaji has a large number of red eared slider turtles, it appears that a new stock has been delivered . The turtles are rather small, with a shell size of approximately 5 cm.

However the price being quoted is rather high at Rs 350 each

According to media reports, 14 different species of turtle, tortoise are traded illegally in India. Turtles and tortoises are popular with poachers because they are easy to transport from one place to another , compared to fish and other animals which die easily . In the last 6 years, more than 60,000 turtles, mainly from the gangetic plains, were seized by the enforcement agencies
Red crowned roofed turtle is believed to have occult powers and is in demand in south east asia
The tortoises and turtles are poached for meat. They are also kept as pets, as they are believed to bring good luck to the pet owner.

There is often no money involved in the illegal trade of tortoises from India, Indians supply their turtles to Thailand and they get ornamental fish in return, These ornamental fish are then sold by the traders in the indian market for money

Many parts of goa remain rural, and there are a large number of snakes which are roaming around. The media reported that a dead snake resulted in a water shortage in Canacona, South Goa . The villagers were not getting any water, so they complained to water supply department
The water supply department said that there was no problem from their end as there was plenty of water
So the villagers continued to complain about the water shortage, so the water supply department employees went to check the tank and connecting pipe.
After investigating they found that there was a dead snake in the pipe connecting the storage tank to the water supply line
After removing the dead snake, water supply was restored
In small towns, there are far more reptile, animal related problems, compared to metro cities like Mumbai, and it can be expensive to deal with these problems, so a person living in a small town requires more money to deal with rats, frogs, cats and other animals

The media reported that a rat snake was found in the Agra water treatment plant in May 2018. It was later caught by the wild life authorities. Many snakes are found in the area, as they are attracted towards the sand beds in the water treatment plant. There are many snakes in the river near the water treatment plant.

The rat snake is often confused with the more venomous indian cobra and killed because it is similar in appearance