An 8-foot-long <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-constable-rescues-exotic-ball-python-as-experts-warn-of-rising-abandoned-pets-23607363" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">python</a> was rescued from Mumbai's Bandra (East), a police official has said, reported news agency PTI.
The reptile was spotted in the Kalanagar area near a highway on Wednesday night.
After being alerted, police roped in rescuers Kaushik Kini and Rishit Sawant. The two rescued the snake, an official said, reported PTI.
A few days ago, a nine-foot-long python was rescued from a duct in the neighbouring Dharavi area.
<h2>Mumbai police constable rescues 9-foot python from Dharavi</h2>
A Mumbai police constable has rescued a 9-foot-long python from a duct outside a park in the city's <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-police-constable-rescues-9-foot-python-from-dharavi-23608143?button=next" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dharavi area</a>, an official said.
A video of the rescue has gone viral on social media, and the city police also uploaded it on their X account.
A worker spotted the snake during wire repair work inside an internet duct near <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-fire-brigade-says-dharavi-fire-has-been-doused-23506131" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dharavi depot</a> on December 13, a police official said.
After being alerted, constable Sachin More, who is also a trained snake rescuer, rushed to the spot.
He rescued the python and handed it over to the forest department, a police official said.
More is attached to the police's local arms unit.
<h2>Two Indian Giant Squirrels, rescued a few months back, were released into the wild</h2>
Meanwhile, two Indian Giant Squirrels, rescued a few months back, have been released into the wild after treatment at a rehabilitation facility, reported PTI.
The Indian Giant Squirrel, also known as Shekru in Marathi, is the state animal of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-10-foot-indian-rock-python-rescued-from-villagers-house-in-dahanu-area-of-palghar-23601677" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>.
They are facing threats to their survival due to habitat loss and fragmentation in their native range, a wildlife expert said.
The forest department had rescued two squirrels in separate instances and handed them over to the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) for their treatment and rehabilitation, reported PTI.
After being treated for nearly three months, they were declared fit and released into the wild last week, RAWW founder Pawan Sharma said on Tuesday.
<h2>Leopard rescued from well in Nagpur</h2>
The forest department rescued a leopard from a well located in a farm at in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said, reported PTI.
The feline had fallen in the well at Dorli Gangaji village in Kalmeshwar range, around 40 km from Nagpur.
After receiving information, Forest Range Officer P R Shirpurkar rushed to the spot and called the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/two-year-old-pangolin-freed-from-wire-trap-near-maharashtra-s-karad-released-safely-into-the-wild-23601107" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rapid Rescue Team</a> from Nagpur, reported PTI.
After hours of hard work, the one-year-old leopard was rescued from the well without injury, it said.
(With inputs from PTI)

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The reptile was spotted in the Kalanagar area near a highway on Wednesday night. After being alerted, police roped in rescuers Kaushik Kini and Rishit Sawant. The two rescued the snake, an official said

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