Watch: 16-foot-long python rescued in Sheikhupura
Reptile moved to Lahore Zoo for rehabilitation
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LAHORE:
A 16-foot-long python was rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Punjab's Sheikhupura district on Monday.
The reptile was spotted in the canal with head and upper jaw injuries and a joint operation by Rescue 1122 and the provincial wildlife department managed to recover the python. It was then moved to Lahore Zoo for rehabilitation.
Python 'from India' captured in forest on Lahore's outskirts
The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Eight genera and 31 species are currently recognised.
In Asia, they are found in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka including the Nicobar Islands through Myanmar, east to Indochina, southern China, Hong Kong and Hainan, as well as in the Malayan region of Indonesia and the Philippines.
A 16-foot-long python was rescued by Rescue 1122 officials from Khanpur Canal in Punjab's Sheikhupura district on Monday.
The reptile was spotted in the canal with head and upper jaw injuries and a joint operation by Rescue 1122 and the provincial wildlife department managed to recover the python. It was then moved to Lahore Zoo for rehabilitation.
Python 'from India' captured in forest on Lahore's outskirts
The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Eight genera and 31 species are currently recognised.
In Asia, they are found in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka including the Nicobar Islands through Myanmar, east to Indochina, southern China, Hong Kong and Hainan, as well as in the Malayan region of Indonesia and the Philippines.