Thirteen-foot-long python found on busy Agra-Mathura Road highway

A giant python, 13-foot-long and 24.5 kgs in weight, surfaced on the super busy National Highway 2 (Agra-Mathura Road) at 11 pm on Friday.

This caused panic among  commuters bringing traffic to a halt. It was rescued by NGO, Wildlife SOS, in a two-hour long operation. The experts said that it had probably come out of its nest after being flooded with rainwater.

The enormous python was spotted near Sherjang Baba ki Dargah on the Agra-Mathura freeway. After a driver just stopped short of running over it, a long queue of vehicles formed on the road, one of the busiest in the country.

A local called Wildlife SOS which conducts such rescue ops. A team member said, “It was dangerous. It was a huge reptile measuring the length of the road almost. It must have been frightened with all the lights and honking. Someone from the public tried to remove it by hand but cause of improper handling, the snake rushed to take up shelter inside a freshly dug hole on the side of the road.”

A three member rescue team led by Baiju Raj MV of Wildlife SOS promptly arrived at the location and requested the curious bystanders to maintain a safe distance in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts.