14-foot Burmese python weighing over 55 kg rescued in Assam's Nagaon
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A 14-foot Burmese python weighing more than 55 kg was rescued in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday.
A 14-foot-long giant Burmese python, weighing over 55 kg, was rescued from the Sonari tea estate in the Kaliabor area in Assam’s Nagaon district on Friday.
The snake was spotted in a drain while tea garden workers were spraying pesticides. The terrified workers immediately informed the forest department, who quickly arrived on the scene with renowned animal rescuer Sanjib Deka and captured the giant reptile.
"The tea garden workers were spraying pesticides when they spotted the snake in a drain. It is a Burmese python that weighs more than 55 kg and measures more than 14 foot-long. It is the largest snake I have ever seen in my life," Sanjib Deka said.
He later released the snake in the nearby Silghat Kamakhya reserve forest in the presence of forest department officials.
The Burmese python is one of the five largest snake species found in the world. It can grow to a length of about 25 foot and weigh as much as 137 kg.
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