Chinese made snakes resembling real reptiles can be seen around the police station. (Representative)
Idukki, Kerala:
Police personnel are generally considered to be the law enforcers of the society. But it is no exaggeration to say that the “snakes” at the forest-fringe police station in Idukki, Kerala are the “saviors” of these law enforcers.
To protect themselves from the growing monkey menace in the area, police personnel have “positioned” a group of rubber snakes around the Kumbumettu police station on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border.
Tired of the nuisance created by the soldiers of monkeys wandering from the nearby forest, the policemen finally tried this snake trick to keep them away, which has so far been a success.
China-made snakes, which resemble real reptiles, can be seen stationary at various places including the grill of a police station building, branches of nearby trees, etc.
Police personnel experimented with a ‘snake trick’ on the advice of a local estate keeper, who was doing the same thing to keep stray animals at bay.
Kumbumettu sub-inspector PK Lalbhai said that no monkey came anywhere near the station after tying the rubber snakes.
“We were told that if the rubber snakes were bred in places where they usually come in large numbers, there would be no danger to the monkeys. After that experiment there was no danger,” he said.
Kumbumettu Police Station is located at Nedumkandam, Idukki, Kerala.
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