Overview
- A worker repairing wires spotted the python inside an internet duct near the Dharavi depot on December 13.
- Police Constable Sachin More, attached to the local arms unit and trained in snake handling, extracted the reptile from the duct.
- Mumbai Police posted footage of the rescue on X on December 16, drawing widespread attention online.
- The python was handed over to the Maharashtra forest department for further handling.
- In a separate update, two Indian Giant Squirrels treated for nearly three months by RAWW were declared fit and released into the wild last week.