But he nurtures a passion for nature and expends four hours daily as part of a six-month project to photograph the Baya weaver birds and their fascinating nests near his home in Kodad, Telengana. He stumbled upon a fascinating episode. A Rat snake is known for its climbing agility, stealing into bird nests and throttling chicks and gobbling eggs. A large specimen attempted the same on a Baya nest. Kola noted that on the first bid, the snake climbed up but fell down into the flooded fields. The determined snake again made a bid, successfully contrived a necklace-like loop around the branches and nests, and stole eggs.