A 16-foot Burmese python was rescued from the Borghat Chapanala area in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday and later released in the Swang Reserve Forest. The animal rescue officials who captured the snake claimed it to be 16 feet long and that it weighed 38 kilograms.
Reportedly it was found while it was ravaging a pet goat in the village. This video was posted by ANI, and immediately got 32000 views in just 2 days, as well as more than a hundred retweets and close to 1000 likes. The video footage captured by locals shows the reptile being captured by the animal rescuer as a crowd behind him watches the scene in awe.
#WATCH A Burmese python was rescued from Borghat Chapanala area in Nagaon district yesterday. It was later released in Swang reserve forest. #Assam pic.twitter.com/c8yGRfIZd3
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020
The Burmese python is one of the five largest species of snakes in the world. Native to Southeast Asia, they are often found near water, marshy areas, and semiaquatic areas. The reptile can grow to 16 feet. But specimens of more than 23 feet are uncommon.
Last week, a 15-feet-long King Cobra was rescued by forest officials from a village near Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. The snake was spotted in the village of Narasipuram, a suburb of Coimbatore city. The pictures show a man using metal hooks to capture the venomous serpent from behind a plastic drum. It appeared to be slithering at the side of a shanty. The snake was later taken to the Survani forest and released in the wild.