VIDEO | 'Reptilian Death Scare' in Ranji Trophy as snake intervention delays start of play

As C R Gnaneshwar and D B Prashanth Kumar - two Andhra Pradesh openers - were ready to take strike, with Vidarbha players welcoming Wasim Jaffer to the field for the latter's 150th first-class match, the camera suddenly panned towards the boundary line where a group of groundsmen were trying to capture something. In a closer look, it was clear that it was a snake that was making its presence felt in the stadium with all its glory and it, in a way, brought back the memories of old times when it was a common sight in a cricket ground.

While the snake was not at all concerned about the enormity of the occasion, the reaction of the ground staff was rather amusing. They were trying to evade the snake by clapping in front of the reptile.  Well, after all, there could hardly be anything they could have done otherwise.