Over a dozen snakelets found in restroom in govt college at Cheyyar

Over a dozen snakelets found in restroom in govt college at Cheyyar 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 5.9.2024 

Tiruvannamalai : Panic gripped students of Arignar Anna Govt Arts and Science college in Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district on Tuesday after a girl student spotted more than a dozen snakelets in the ladies’ restroom in the college and alerted students, teaching and non-teaching faculty members. 

A few students entered the restroom and took videos and photos of the snakelets inside. These were shared widely on social media. The college management locked the restroom complex, and pasted a notice alerting students of the presence of snakelets and requested them not to use it. 

The college management then sent at alert to the forest department, which sent a team that rescued more than half a dozen snakelets and launched a hunt for other reptiles on the campus. Students said they spotted a snake a few days ago near therestroom, but the reptile escaped even before a rescue team could reach the college. 

There are about 8,500 students, including girls, studying in the college, which functions in two shifts. Students complained that restrooms in the college were not maintained properly. Moreover, thick bushes and shrubs covered the restrooms, making it ideal for poisonous insects and reptiles. College principal S Kalaivani said the bush and shrub near the restroom grew fast after the recent rain and promised students to clear the vegetation and clean restrooms