Rare flying snake spotted in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Mar 21 (ANI): A rare three-feet-long flying snake was spotted in Coimbatore district’s Kalampalayam village by residents. The villagers then frantically called snake rescuers to trap the reptile which was spotted flying and crawling from one tree to another. The snake rescuer, Ranjith, identified the reptile as a rare Sri Lankan flying snake. The species is known to be found in dry zone lowlands and parts of the intermediate climatic zones in Sri Lanka. The reptile was later handed over to forest department.