Mumbai: Eight-foot-long python rescued from Bandra's Kalanagar area

An 8footlong python was rescued from Mumbais Bandra East a police official has said reported news agency PTIThe reptile was spotted in the Kalanagar area near a highway on Wednesday nightAfter being alerted police roped in rescuers Kaushik Kini and Rishit Sawant The two rescued the snake an official said reported PTIA few days ago a ninefootlong python was rescued from a duct in the neighbouring Dharavi areaMumbai police constable rescues 9foot python from DharaviA Mumbai police constable has rescued a 9footlong python from a duct outside a park in the citys Dharavi area an official saidA video of the rescue has gone viral on social media and the city police also uploaded it on their X accountA worker spotted the snake during wire repair work inside an internet duct near Dharavi depot on December 13 a police official saidAfter being alerted constable Sachin More who is also a trained snake rescuer rushed to the spotHe rescued the python and handed it over to the forest department a police official saidMore is attached to the polices local arms unitTwo Indian Giant Squirrels rescued a few months back were released into the wildMeanwhile two Indian Giant Squirrels rescued a few months back have been released into the wild after treatment at a rehabilitation facility reported PTIThe Indian Giant Squirrel also known as Shekru in Marathi is the state animal of MaharashtraThey are facing threats to their survival due to habitat loss and fragmentation in their native range a wildlife expert saidThe forest department had rescued two squirrels in separate instances and handed them over to the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare RAWW for their treatment and rehabilitation reported PTIAfter being treated for nearly three months they were declared fit and released into the wild last week RAWW founder Pawan Sharma said on TuesdayLeopard rescued from well in NagpurThe forest department rescued a leopard from a well located in a farm at in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday officials said reported PTIThe feline had fallen in the well at Dorli Gangaji village in Kalmeshwar range around 40 km from NagpurAfter receiving information Forest Range Officer P R Shirpurkar rushed to the spot and called the Rapid Rescue Team from Nagpur reported PTIAfter hours of hard work the oneyearold leopard was rescued from the well without injury it saidWith inputs from PTI