8-foot-long python caught in field in Odisha

Pictures of the nearly 20 kg snake have been posted on Twitter.

A nearly 8-foot-long Indian rock python has been rescued from an open field in Kayema Bazar area of Dharmasala block here.

The python, weighing nearly 20 kg, was rescued by Snake Helpline member Tapan Prusty on August 26. (Twitter/ANI)

Pictures of the snake have been posted on Twitter. Photos show people surrounding the snake while someone holds it by its tail.

The reptile was later released into the forest of Mahavinayak hills in Chandikhole.