A highly venomous Russell's Viper snake was rescued from the Mumbai Metro Line 3 BKC metro station. The incident came to light on Tuesday morning after security personnel spotted the reptile in the basement of the facility.

According to officials, the operation to rescue the reptile was initiated at around 7:47 am when the security team of MSF at the Metro Line 3 site informed members of the wildlife rescue organisation Vapra about the presence of a snake in the second basement adjacent to the Audit Bhavan near the BKC Aqua Metro station.