Over the course of six years, between January 2016 and December 2021, WCS-India, a non-profit working on wildlife conservation, recorded 172 instances of the illegal sand boa trade across the country.

Nagpur: With seizures of 172 red sand boa snakes in the last five years, the illegal trade has put the near-threatened reptile species on the brink of extinction. Maharashtra tops the illegal trade ...

TIRUPATI: Despite a ban on illegal wildlife trade in India, the underground business in rare creatures is continuing unabated in several parts of the country, including Andhra Pradesh, posing one of ...

A report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-India has pointed out 172 incidents of seizures of red sand boa (Eryx johnii) between the years 2016-2021. The report, compiled by the Counter ...

Come down to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's and meet the animal ambassadors, like Megan's new friend, a sand boa named Quartz. Come down to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden's and ...

Having a bad day? Watch this video of a Kenyan sand boa who loves his sandbox. Even if you don't like snakes, it will make you happy. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Experts on Sunday rescued a sand boa snake that strayed into human areas from the Satara region of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Oct 20. It is the third such rescue of the ...

DAVANGERE: District police in a joint operation with the forest department on Sunday rescued three sand boas that were illegally traded in the district. On a tip-off, the district police resuced three ...

Bengaluru: Despite the fact that the country is under lockdown, rampant selling of exotic and endangered animals hasn’t stopped. In one such instance, two people were held in Bengaluru on Thursday for ...

The Pune police on Wednesday arrested a man for illegal possession of two sand boa snakes worth Rs 15 lakh. According to police, the accused identified as Vikas Fadtare, a resident of Purandar, was ...

Two sand boa snakes, a protected species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, were seized in Palghar district of Maharashtra and two persons were arrested, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, the ...