12ft-long python rescued in Bagerhat

A 12ft-long python was rescued by forest officials from a paddy field in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Monday. The snake was later released in the Sundarbans.

However, the python had attacked a 15-year-old boy, named Omar Hawladar, during the rescue operations, according to the forest officials. The boy received primary treatment at Sarankhola Upazila Health Complex.

"The reptile weighing 16kg was rescued by the forest department on Monday afternoon from the paddy field in Jilbunia village. It was released in the Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans at night," said Md Belayet Hossain, divisional forest officer (East).

Originally from the Sundarbans, the python entered the village by crossing the Bhola River, according to the DFO.

“In the past one year, more than 100 pythons have been rescued from the Chadpai and Sarankhola range,” said DFO Belayet.

He also urged people to inform the forest department whenever they spot any wild animal in their localities rather than harming them.