The python was released near the Swang Reserve Forest under the supervision of the forest department
Picture/ANI-Twitter
#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 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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