8-foot-long python rescued from plane
Aditya Dev & Priyangi Agarwal
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Agra Bareilly:
TNN
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An 8-footlong Indian rock
python turned up in the undercarriage bay of an Indian Air Force
transport plane at Agra airbase on Tuesday.With the reptile trapped in
the undercarriage bay of an AN-32 transport plane, a rescue team took
nearly five hours to take the snake out of the narrow space in the
aircraft. The reptile is currently under observation and will be
released into the wild when found fit, officials said.
The python was
found trapped in the undercarriage bay of the right wing of the
aircraft (no. K2706).Concerned about the wellbeing of the snake, IAF
officials contacted the wildlife department.
A rescue team comprising two expert snake rescuers from Wildlife SOS, an NGO that works on rescuing animals, later arrived at the airbase. It took nearly five hours for the team to carefully extricate the distressed python after ensuring that it remained calm and unhurt.
A member of Wildlife SOS rescue team said, “It was a challenging rescue operation for us as we had to get the python out of the narrow space while keeping in mind its safety. We patiently waited for the snake to loosen its grip so that we could carefully transfer it to a transport carrier.“
Gargi Malik, PRO (defence), Lucknow, told TOI, “An AN-32 aircraft was parked at the Agra air force station and it was raining.The python entered the undercarriage of the aircraft.The IAF officials informed the forest department, who arranged for the python to be taken away after it was given sedatives.“
Baiju Raj M V, director (conservation projects) for Wildlife SOS said, “Rescues like these require skill and patience. Our professionally trained rescuers have to be extremely careful to avoid any casualty. We thank the IAF for considering the well-being of the python and reporting the incident to us,“ said Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder of Wildlife SOS.
A rescue team comprising two expert snake rescuers from Wildlife SOS, an NGO that works on rescuing animals, later arrived at the airbase. It took nearly five hours for the team to carefully extricate the distressed python after ensuring that it remained calm and unhurt.
A member of Wildlife SOS rescue team said, “It was a challenging rescue operation for us as we had to get the python out of the narrow space while keeping in mind its safety. We patiently waited for the snake to loosen its grip so that we could carefully transfer it to a transport carrier.“
Gargi Malik, PRO (defence), Lucknow, told TOI, “An AN-32 aircraft was parked at the Agra air force station and it was raining.The python entered the undercarriage of the aircraft.The IAF officials informed the forest department, who arranged for the python to be taken away after it was given sedatives.“
Baiju Raj M V, director (conservation projects) for Wildlife SOS said, “Rescues like these require skill and patience. Our professionally trained rescuers have to be extremely careful to avoid any casualty. We thank the IAF for considering the well-being of the python and reporting the incident to us,“ said Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder of Wildlife SOS.
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