The rescued reptile has been identified as an Indian Rock Python. The large constrictor was spotted outside the mess building by Air Force officials who immediately reported the sighting to Wildlife SOS on their 24 hour helpline.
A seven-foot-long python was rescued from Tughlaqabad Air Force Station in south Delhi creating panic among the officials deployed at the station on Wednesday. According to Wildlife SOS, an NGO that rescued the python, with the monsoon, a large number of reptiles are struggling to find shelter in the urban jungle.
The rescued reptile has been identified as an Indian Rock Python. The large constrictor was spotted outside the mess building by Air Force officials who immediately reported the sighting to Wildlife SOS on their 24 hour helpline.
"A rescue team comprising of two expert snake rescuers from the NGO promptly arrived at the location and successfully carried out the rescue operation. The python is currently being kept under observation and will be released back into the wild, once deemed fit," said an official.
According to experts, growing habitat destruction and encroachment is rapidly blurring the lines between cities and forests. Consequently, the wildlife, living in proximity to such expanding areas, will have no choice but to forage or seek shelter in urban habitats.
"Most snakes are burrowing reptiles and they spend most of their time underground but during monsoons their homes get destroyed due to flooding and are forced to venture into human habitations, in search of rodents and lizards," said, Geeta Seshamani, co-founder of the organisation.
Moreover, she added, monsoons mark the mating season for frogs and being a common prey base for snakes, a rise in their population attracts various snakes in the city that depend on them for survival.
"We get maximum calls for reptile rescues in the monsoon season. In the past month we have responded to nearly 100 distress calls pertaining to snakes and monitor lizards in Delhi NCR," she added.
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