On Thursday, the assembly was forced to suspend its proceedings after the staff inside the house spotted a snake. Snake catchers, security personnel and forest officials went into frantic search throughout the day to recover the reptile.

The house resumed business Friday with a doctor and a snake catcher on guard. Anti-snake venoms and other medicines were kept ready when the assembly proceeding was on. Even legislators were asked to wear shoes instead of usual slippers.

It was not immediately known if the snake recovered Saturday was the same snake that was spotted Thursday.