Malkangiri: A seven-foot-long Indian python was rescued from a residential area here in Odisha on Tuesday morning.
According to reports, the snake was spotted near Tala Sahi in the district headquarter town this morning. The locals immediately called up Snake Helpline officials.
Soon after, Snehasish Nayak, a member of Snake Helpline reached the spot and caught the python.
The python was later handed over to the Forest department. The snake might have come to the area from the nearby hill in search of food, officials said.
Panic triggered among the locals as this was the fifth python rescued in the region in a span of a month.
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