Giant python from VTR forests enters residential area, swallows goat
Valmikinagar ranger Amit Kumar said that they received information about a giant python seen in the colony near a powerhouse of the WRD, and that it hunted a farmer's goat. "A rescue team, along with snake expert Shankar Yadav, was sent to the spot, and rescued the giant python after some effort. The rescued python was safely released into the dense forest of the VTR," he said.
A villager, Nasim Khan, said that a herd of goats was grazing behind the powerhouse when the python attacked them, after which they informed the forest department. "Many species of snakes come out in the areas adjacent to the Valmiki Tiger Reserve during rainy season. Some of these snakes are very poisonous, so we have to be careful and alert. Many times, these poisonous snakes have proven to be dangerous for us," he said.
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