Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- Four men were arrested by Forest department officials for trying to illegally sell a sand boa snake on Wednesday. The arrest was made through a decoy operation which was set in motion after the Vigilance wing of the Prl. Chief Conservator of Forest (HoFF) received a complaint about the snake from reliable sources.

As part of the operation a senior official of the Vigilance wing introduced himself as an interested buyer of the sand boa snake. The official, along with others from the Anti-Poaching Squad, tried to nab the main accused Rohith red-handed along with the Sand Boa Snake on two occasions. However, Rohith did not bring the reptile to try and verify if they were genuine buyers.

On September 14, Rohith promis...