A 16-foot-long python was captured by residents of a village in India's eastern Bhubaneswar city this week following disappearances of goats. The villagers suspected that a python might be responsible for the disappearances of goats and laid a trap to capture it. The reptile was handed over to the forest department to be released back in the wild. Source: Reuters | Voice of America

Indian python / Python molurus The Indian python is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is also known by the common names black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian rock python. | Ghorial Bangla

#Uttarakhand | A massive Indian rock #python measuring about 18 feet and weighing nearly 175 kg was captured in the #Hempur area of the #Ramnagar Terai Western Forest Division. The enormous snake left local villagers stunned before a #forest department team, safely rescued it. #UttarakhandNews #Wildlife #IndianPython #WildlifeRescue #Forest | The Times of India