1 year ago
Mumbai: 10-Foot Python Rescued After Causing Panic, Released Into Wild
A large snake, an Indian Rock Python, showed up in a Mumbai neighborhood.
It was about 10 feet long, which made people in the area worried.
A wildlife rescue group, RAWW, came to help.
The snake had likely wandered from its natural home, the nearby forest, because of heavy rain.
The rescuers carefully took the snake down from a tree where it was resting, then they took it back to its forest home.
A 10-foot-long Indian Rock Python was found in a Mumbai residential area.
The snake caused panic among residents in Mulund.
The Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) was called to the scene.
The python had climbed a tree and attracted a crowd.
The snake was rescued and released back into its natural habitat.
- Who
- The Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW).
- What
- A 10-foot-long Indian Rock Python was rescued.
- Where
- A residential premises in Mumbai's Mulund area.
- When
- Tuesday afternoon.
- Why
- The python was displaced due to heavy rains.
Key facts
- Snake Type
- Indian Rock Python
- Length
- 10 feet
- Location
- Mulund, Mumbai
- Rescue Organization
- RAWW
- Reason for displacement
- Heavy rains
Quotes
Mohan Bhadane
Sub-divisional engineer of the irrigation department
“The ghat regions are witnessing heavy rainfall, leading to a sharp rise in dam inflows. To manage flood control, water release has been initiated.”
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