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Python rescued in Namrup

By Akshaya Pranab Kalita |

A 9-feet-long   Python, weighting 12 kg, was rescued  in a residential area of Namrup thermal power station. It was caught while consuming a duck in a garden. After noticing the python, the owner of the resident informed the Namrup forest beat office. A team of  forest staff rescued the python and sent to Jeypore Reserved Forest.

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