Rescuing a 25 kg reticulated python.

In Quang Tri province, the Gio Linh district forest protection unit rescued a 3-meter-long, 25-kilogram reticulated python that was caught in a fence along a rice field embankment, with its wounds emitting a foul odor, on December 11th.

At around 10 am, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thang, from Cua Viet town, Gio Linh district, was working in the fields when he discovered a python about 3 meters long caught in a fence. Mr. Thang reported the incident to the forest management agency.

Forest rangers captured the python caught in a net on December 11th. Photo: Duc Nghia

The Gio Linh District Forest Protection Department determined that the reticulated python had been caught in a net a few days prior, and had several wounds on its neck emitting a foul odor. The district's Forest Protection Department has taken the python in for care and will release it back into its natural habitat once it recovers.

The reticulated python, scientifically known as Python reticulatus , belongs to group IIB in the list of endangered and rare forest animals, prohibiting their exploitation and use. This species lives in open forests, near rivers and streams, spending most of its time in trees. They are excellent swimmers and are primarily nocturnal.

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