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UP village children parade 15ft Indian rock python for 3km

UP village children parade 15ft Indian rock python for 3km

Time of India07-07-2025
Meerut: A group of children in a Bulandshahr village carried a 15-foot Indian rock python (Python molurus) for nearly 2km along a road, clicking selfies, filming reels and treating the endangered reptile like a toy before releasing it into the jungle, forest officials said on Monday.
The incident, which took place on Saturday, came to light only after videos surfaced on social media. No one informed the police or forest department.
The python appeared near Lohra village under Jahangirabad Kotwali. Around a dozen children, aged between 10 and 15, and some villagers lifted the snake bare-handed and paraded it through Shekhpur Raura village, around two kilometers away. Four to five children held it from the head, midsection and tail as they walked along the Bulandshahr–Anupshahr road, drawing large crowds.
Despite the unusual sight, no adults intervened.
Rinku Singh, village head of Shekhpur Raura, confirmed the incident to TOI. He said, "The python had swallowed a monkey before the children caught it. It was a giant reptile, more than 15 feet in length. They released it alive in the jungle a short distance from the village." The Indian rock python is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Handling such species without authorisation is a punishable offence Sub-divisional forest officer (SDO) Priyanka said the department was not informed.
"We only got to know about the matter through videos circulating online. The matter is being investigated," she said.
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