3 days ago
Seven-Foot Python Rescued From Car Bonnet in Mumbai
A very large python was found hiding under the bonnet of a parked car in Mumbai.
The car was in a residential building compound in Dahisar West.
People became worried when they saw the snake.
They called a wildlife rescuer named Sameer Gupta.
He opened the bonnet carefully and pulled the python out.
He placed the snake safely in a bag.
The python was checked by medical experts.
It was found to be healthy and was released in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Nobody living nearby was hurt.
A nearly seven-foot-long python was found inside the bonnet of a parked car in Dahisar West, Mumbai.
The car was parked in the compound of Maheshwar Building near Bapu Bagwe Road in Kandarpada.
Residents contacted wildlife rescuer Sameer Gupta after the snake was spotted inside the vehicle.
Gupta carefully removed the python and secured it in a bag.
The python was medically examined and released unharmed into Sanjay Gandhi National Park; no residents were injured.
- Who
- A nearly seven-foot python, residents, and wildlife rescuer Sameer Gupta were involved.
- What
- A python was removed from the bonnet of a parked car and later released safely.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Maheshwar Building near Bapu Bagwe Road in Kandarpada, Dahisar West, Mumbai; the python was released in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
- When
- The date and time were not specified.
- Why
- Residents sought help after the python was spotted inside the car; it was examined to check for injuries from contact with the vehicle's heated components.
Key facts
- Animal
- Nearly seven-foot-long python
- Location found
- Maheshwar Building, Dahisar West, Mumbai
- Nearby road
- Bapu Bagwe Road in Kandarpada
- Rescuer
- Sameer Gupta
- Rescue method
- The python was carefully removed from the car bonnet and placed in a bag
- Outcome
- The python was medically examined and found healthy and unharmed
- Release site
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- Reported injuries
- No residents were injured










