Lifeguards rescue python from Goa beach

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : Jun 23 2017 | 5:13 PM IST
Lifeguards of a private agency posted at Majorda beach in south Goa rescued a 6.5-feet long python that had "washed ashore".
"A 6.5feet longpython that washed ashore was rescued by Drishti lifeguards at Majorda on the evening of June 22, 2017," the spokesman of Drishti Lifeguard Services told reporters.
The lifeguard team present captured the reptile and immediately alerted the Forest Department.
"Due care was taken to ensure that no harm was caused to the reptile while capturing it. The rescued python has been safely handed over to the local Forest Guard," he said.

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First Published: Jun 23 2017 | 5:13 PM IST

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