12-ft python slithers into Banashankari, eats dog

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 12th November, 2019

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Iffath Fathima ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: Residents of Banashankari 5th Stage were a panicked lot on Monday when a 12-ft-long Indian Rock Python entered a compound and ate a dog. However, one of the residents called up Prasanna Kumar, the BBMP’s wildlife rescuer and zonal head, who rushed to the spot to rescue the snake. Kumar later said, “The snake must have come from Turahalli Forest. By the time I reached the spot, around 30 people had surrounded the snake and were trying to chase it away. With the permission of Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Cholaraju, the snake was released in Turahalli Forest on Monday..