8-foot-long python found from Agra college, rescued

Agra | Monday | 24th September, 2018

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Agra: An eight-foot-long Indian rock python was found late on Sunday night inside the department of mechanical studies at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Management (HITM) located on NH-2. The Wildlife SOS team arrived quickly and rescued the python.”Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, said, “We have carried out several such rescue operations from HITM in the past. The latter is home to a variety of wildlife species like birds, reptiles, deer and antelopes.”“Indian rock python is often mistaken to be dangerous because of its size. They have a sprawling campus which is located close to Keetham Lake and Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. After blocking all potential escape routes, the python was caught and transferred into a safe transport carrier.Dharmendra Kumar, fire and safety officer at HITM, said, “The security staff was shocked to discover such a large snake in the premises..