ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) on Monday handed over two persons to police for snake charming and recovered four reptiles from them, police said.

Snake charming is strictly prohibited and banned in Islamabad.

A case has been registered against the snake charmers under sections 16 (1) B (Prohibitions; Saves as otherwise provided in this act or the rules or regulations made hereunder, no person shall keep wild animals in captivity) of Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act 2024, in response of a complaint lodged by an official of wildlife.

The police said the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) got information that two persons were organising snakes show in capital near Sabzi Mandi. In response the board’s team reached the area to trace the persons involved in the illegal activity.

Later, the team spotted the two persons at a distance of 500 meters away from the police station. The team also recovered four snakes from them and later they were shifted to Islamabad Wildlife Rescue Center.

The two persons were handed over to the police for further legal action. According to the Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act 2024, detaining the wildlife is prohibited and a crime.

Published in Dawn, September 15th, 2026