Eight persons of Irula tribe community were arrested by wildlife officials on Wednesday for catching 360 snakes from a sugar mill in Kancheepuram. The area where the 40-year-old factory stands today was once home to snakes but was cleared for the mill. The tribe members were detained probably because they have handled the snakes without obtaining necessary permission.

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