A six-foot-long Indian python was attacked and burnt alive after it entered a neighbourhood at Anwar Nagar in Chinnavarigam village on Saturday night.
Forest officials said they received an alert from residents who spotted an Indian python at a vacant plot in Anwar Nagar, five kms away from Ambur town in Tirupattur.
A team of officials rushed to the spot to find the reptile in a semi-burnt condition. Even though they doused the fire and rescued the python, it succumbed to the burns. “We reached around 9.20 p.m. Despite our rescue efforts, the python died. Lack of awareness among residents is the reason behind this tragic incident,” M. Babu, Forest Range Officer (Ambur), told The Hindu.
