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.