A clutch of seven tiny snakes, resembling no more than little worms, were released into the wild on Thursday after spending nearly 80 days in an incubator at the civic body’s wildlife paramedical centre.

Sometime in mid-July, Rajesh Kumar M., BBMP wildlife rescue volunteer, rescued the clutch of seven snake eggs from a sump in Hegde Nagar. The mother, a common Kukri species, was also rescued. “The snake might have entered the sump through the rainwater harvesting channel and with no place to escape, laid the eggs in a sill of the sump,” he said.

While common Kukri is found widespread across the sub-continent, its sighting in the city has become rare owing to habitat loss. The mother was rescued and released in a nearby garden, while the eggs were taken to BBMP Forest Cell’s wildlife centre. “When snakes lay their eggs, they choose a variety of factors including predators and temperature (25 to 26 degrees Celsius). It is difficult to replicate this process in gardens. So we decided to artificially incubate them,” said Mr. Rajesh. After all seven eggs hatched, it was released into gardens of the city. As the post-monsoon season sees the most activity among snakes, residents can call BBMP control room (080-22221188) for rescue.