Assam: Villagers Rescue 12-ft Long Injured Python In Baksa Region

The local villagers told the officials that they found the injured python in the Subankhata Reserved Forest.

Locals rescued a 12-feet long injured python in Assam's Baksa.

A 12-ft long injured python was rescued by locals in Assam’s Baksa district, along the India-Bhutan border on Friday. Forest officials were informed after the villagers spotted the injured python near the Amguri area, according to an ANI report.

As soon as the information was received, a rescue team rushed to spot and rescued the python, a forest official told ANI. The local villagers told the officials that they found the injured python in the Subankhata Reserved Forest.

"We rushed to the spot after receiving the information and rescued the python. We will send the python to Musalpur for treatment. The python came out from the forest area to search for food”, an official told ANI. 

A similar incident took place at a tea estate in the state where a 14-ft long Burmese python was rescued from the Sonari tea estate in the Kaliabor area in Nagaon district on Friday, India Today reported. The reptile was found in a drain while workers were spraying pesticides, who then called forest officials. The snake was released in the nearby Silghat Kamakhya reserve forest, according to the India Today report. 

The Burmese python is one of the five largest snake species found in the world. It can grow to a length of about 25 feet and weigh as much as 137 kg.