THANE: A seven-feet-long Indian rock
python that had strayed in a residential enclave in Thane since the last few days was finally rescued on Wednesday morning after a 45-minute search operation.
According to members of the Eden Woods complex, few residents first saw the
reptile slithering underneath a parked car a few days back. “It was night time and by the time residents could alert the authorities, the
snake had managed to escape and hide somewhere in the sprawling society campus,” said T N Raghunatha, a resident of the complex.
The reptile was later spotted by a resident on Wednesday morning around 9am near the society pump house after which the police and fire officials were immediately alerted along with a snake rescuer.
“Pulling out the snake out of its hiding was not possible as it was heavy and equally aggressive,” said the rescuer Nilesh Sutar.
Finally, the residents agreed to demolish a part of the wall and widen the cavity of the wall after which the snake was pulled out, nearly 45-minutes after the rescue operation had begun. Sutar said he will hand over the animal to the forest department that will release it in the wild. Meanwhile, residents who heaved a sigh of relief said this is the third incident of a snake rescue from their complex this year.
