The competition was made more challenging for the contestants as vegetable curry was also served with it.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Soren, that the high court had reserved its verdict on February 28 on his plea but still no decision has been delivered

The snake is currently under observation by a team led by Dr Yashaswi and Dr Meghana Pemmaiah veterinarians from Chitte Pili Rescue Centre in Mangaluru.