Python Found in Mumbai Home Video: 11-Foot Serpent Gets Into House, Feasts On Pet Rabbit in Dharavi
The 11-foot-long female Indian Rock Python, weighing more than 14 kilograms, was found coiled up behind the refrigerator in the house.
Mumbai, August 27: A family residing in Mumbai's Dharavi had to be saved when they discovered a python in their residence on a Saturday morning. The 11-foot-long female Indian Rock Python, weighing more than 14 kilograms, was found coiled up behind the refrigerator in the house. It was reported that the huge serpent had feasted on a pet rabbit that belonged to the household.
The Times of India reported that Ruksana Sheikh, in whose house the snake was found, told the media outlet that her younger son spotted the python around 3 a.m. According to her, the child woke up and used a flashlight to investigate upon hearing unusual sounds. Chaos erupted in the middle of the night when the boy spotted a snake inside their house. "It got worse when he noticed that the snake had gripped one of our two rabbits weighing some 2kg," TOI quoted Sheikh as saying. Giant Python Spotted in Hapur: Viral Video Shows Huge Snake Coming Out of Forest Area in Uttar Pradesh, Leaving Locals Terrified.
Python Found in Mumbai Home Video
Atul Kamble from the Wildlife Animal Protection & Rescue Association (WAPRA), who rescued the python from the house, said the Mithi River flows directly behind the house. According to Kamble, the serpent might have entered through an opening in the tin wall of the house. The python was then taken to the vet for medical examination. Python Bites Woman, Husband Carries Snake To Hospital in Sack in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao; Here's Why.
Upon checking up on the python, Dr Deepa Katyal certified it 'fit for release' and admitted it was "quite a task handling the giant serpent" for an x-ray, which was done as part of the medical fitness certificate. The python was released on Saturday evening, with forest department officials present for the occasion.
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