Odisha zoo loses another Yellow Anaconda

Bhubaneswar: Here’s sad news for wildlife lovers as an Anaconda died today at Nandankanan Zoological Park located on outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

The cause of death of the giant snake will be ascertained after the post-mortem, an official source in the zoo said.

With death of reptile, only 5 Anacondas are left at the zoo. Last year, two Anacondas had died at the wildlife habitat.

Total 8 yellow Anacondas were brought to the Nandankanan Zoo from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, in Chennai on October 22, 2019.

The first death of Anaconda at the zoo was reported on November 28, 2019. The zoo lost its second Anaconda in two days i.e on November 30, 2019.