14 July,2020 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Picture/ANI-Twitter
A 16-feet long Burmese python was rescued and released in a forest in Assam on Saturday. In hair-raising footage shared by ANI, an animal rescuer is seen capturing the python and putting it in a bag as a crowd of spectators watch the act
According to ANI, the python was spotted at Borghat Chapanala area in Nagaon district when it was devouring a goat. After the python was caught, it was released near the Swang Reserve Forest under the supervision of the forest department.
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The animal rescuer who captured the python said that it weighed 38 kgs. The footage shared on Twitter has left netizens shocked.
The Burmese python is considered to be one of the five largest snakes in the world. Earlier it was considered as a subspecies of the Indian python. In 2009, it was recognised as a separate species.
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