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Watch: Baby python rescued from train engine at Mumbai CSMT amid monsoon season
Updated On: 24 June, 2026 01:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A baby Indian Rock Python was rescued from the engine compartment of a train at Mumbai's CSMT during the early hours of Wednesday. Wildlife rescuers safely removed the non-venomous reptile and released it into its natural habitat without affecting railway operations

Python inside train at CSMT station (Pic/Special arrangement)
A baby python was rescued from the engine compartment of a train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) during the early hours of Wednesday after railway staff spotted the reptile during routine operations.
A baby Indian Rock Python was spotted inside a train engine at Mumbai’s CSMT around midnight on June 24. Railway staff alerted a trained snake rescuer, who safely removed the reptile without disrupting operations.
— Mid Day (@mid_day) June 24, 2026
The non-venomous snake was rescued at around 1:40 a.m. on June 24… pic.twitter.com/4xbc9mpmvI
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