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Pune: 9-foot python found in tile pile at farmhouse; worker broke into sweat, snake rescuers save it
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News18•27-09-2026, 13:55
Pune: 9-foot python found in tile pile at farmhouse; worker broke into sweat, snake rescuers save it
- •A 9 to 10-foot long giant python was spotted at a farmhouse in Deedghar, near Nasrapur in Bhor taluka.
- •A worker saw the python entering a pile of tiles and immediately informed Dr. Viraj Suryavanshi.
- •Dr. Suryavanshi contacted Sushil Vibhute, president of the Pune District Wildlife and Snake Protectors Association.
- •A rescue team led by Sushil Vibhute skillfully removed tiles one by one to safely capture the python.
- •After an hour-long effort, the python was safely rescued and handed over to the forest department.
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The giant python was spotted entering a narrow pile of tiles at Dr. Viraj Suryavanshi's farmhouse located in Deedghar, near Nasrapur in Bhor taluka.
A special rescue team comprising Pune District Wildlife and Snake Protectors Association President Sushil Vibhute, Vilas Dhongde, Vishal Shinde, Shrikant Khedkar, and Sayali Walgude safely rescued the python.
After an hour-long rescue operation, the snake protectors handed the captured python over to Forest Guard Gutte of the Nasrapur Forest Department, who stated it would be released safely into nature.
