Overview
- A nearly seven-foot python was found coiled inside the engine bonnet of a parked car in the Maheshwar Building compound in Dahisar, and residents noticed the animal on Saturday.
- A crowd gathered and residents reported mild panic before professional wildlife rescuer Sameer Gupta opened the hood, carefully removed the python and secured it in a bag.
- Wildlife officials performed a medical check that found the snake healthy, and the python was released into nearby Sanjay Gandhi National Park with no injuries to people reported.
- Video of the rescue circulated widely online, drawing attention to the incident and the local practice of calling trained rescuers to deal with urban wildlife intrusions.
- The park’s proximity helps explain occasional reptile appearances in residential areas; one outlet also noted a separate June case of a python hatchling in a train engine, and a single-source detail naming the car owner appears only in one report.