Two Haryana-based snake charmers were arrested by Shahpura police on Tuesday for illegal possession of a rare two-headed red sand boa snake.
Police said that two persons were detained after they were asking for money to show the two-headed red sand boa snake and on the receipt of the information police were informed and acting swiftly the two were nabbed.
The nabbed persons were identified as Deepak Nath and Ameer Nath of Haryana.
After the two were nabbed officials of forest department were informed and two were handed over with seized sand boa snake for further investigation.
They were arrested by Shahpura police from Rohit Nagar on Tuesday afternoon when they were roaming in the area along with non -poisonous sand boa snake and were asking for people for money by showing them the snake.
The two were brought to the police station and officials of forest department have been informed regarding the recovery of rare sand boa snake.
The two accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act-1972.
The ‘Sand Boa’ snakes cost lakhs of rupees depending upon their size in the local market while the cost may vary in international market and could fetch massive amount which attracts the smugglers to smuggle ‘Sand Boa’ snakes.
The nexus working would be unearthed in the further investigation.
Police said that the two were involved in smuggling of sand boa snake and used to identify the customers posing as snake charmers.