Python Rescued From Air Force Station in Delhi! Seven-Foot-Long Python’s Picture Goes VIRAL!

Recently a seven-foot long Indian rock python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit in Delhi.

Recently a seven-foot long Indian rock python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit in Delhi. On Wednesday an emergency call on the Wildlife SOS 24-hour helpline number (9917109666) by Air Force officials helped the entire team to rescue the python in five hours. A rescue team including two snake handlers from the NGO immediately arrived at the given location and successfully carried out the rescue operation.  Humans are busy destructing and constructing their world by cutting down trees, forest. Due to which the wildlife living has no place to live.

In monsoon season, reptiles struggle hard to find their shelters in the urban habitat. Snakes homes get destroyed due to rains, and they have no other choice but to enter human habitats to stay safe. Geeta Seshamani, co-founder of the organisation said, Geeta Seshamani, co-founder of the organisation, “Most snakes are burrowing reptiles, and they spend most of their time underground, but during monsoons, their homes get destroyed due to flooding and are forced to venture into human habitations, in search of rodents and lizards.”

The snake was found trapped in the undercarriage bay of the right wing of AN-32 Aircraft number K2706. Baiju Raj MV, director conservation projects for Wildlife SOS, said, “Rescues like these require skills and patience. Our professionally trained rescuers have to be extremely careful to avoid any casualty. We thank the Indian Air Force for considering the well-being of Python and reporting the incident to us.”

Take a look at the tweet.

8-foot-long Python trapped in Air Force aircraft at Agra Air Force Stn rescued after 5 hour long op by Wildlife SOS team (Source: Wildlife) pic.twitter.com/Bv2AvcF0zS

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 5, 2017

Snakes enter urban habitats to search their prey which includes rodents and lizards. A member of the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response team said, “We get maximum calls for reptile rescues in the monsoon season. In the past month, we have responded to nearly 100 distress calls pertaining to snakes and monitor lizards in Delhi NCR”. Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder, Wildlife SOS, said, “We are very glad that people have become so aware that they consider calling experts instead of trying to deal with the matter themselves, or worse, resorting to killing the snakes.”

He further added saying, “In case people come across any reptiles or wild animals around their vicinity, we request them to immediately call our 24-hour rescue helpline (9871963535) for assistance,” he said. The Indian Rock Python is also known as Python molurus is a large nonvenomous python species which are found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. These species are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. They are even listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) to regulate the international trade of wildlife species across the globe.

“We had to get the python out of that narrow space keeping its safety in mind. We patiently waited for the snake to loosen its grip so that we could carefully transfer it to a transport carrier- (special-designed transport boxes),” an SOS official said. The snake was spotted at the Air Force Station in Tughlakabad and is now under observation. The authorities will soon release the snake into its natural habitat, once deemed fit said the NGO.