A late-night alert over the sighting of a large snake prompted a swift response from wildlife rescuers in Andheri (West) on Friday. At around 10:10 pm, the joint helpline of Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) received a distress call from residents of Golden Rays Building in Shastri Nagar, near Lokhandwala Complex.

Rescuers identify reptile as reticulated python from photographs

According to Sunish Subramanian Kunju, Honorary Wildlife Warden with the Maharashtra Forest Department and founder of the joint ACF–PAWS-Mumbai rescue team, photographs shared by residents indicated that the reptile was a reticulated python—the world’s longest snake species. The snake was reportedly seen under a parked car in the building’s parking area.