If you frequent the beautiful beaches of Nan’ao, in Dapeng New Area, you will be happy to know that beach outings no longer come with the risk of python strangulation. Yep, that (theoretically) could have happened.
According to Shenzhen Daily, a 3-meter long python was recently wrangled by the Nan’ao forest patrol team after it was discovered at Luzui Villa on May 6.
The humongous snake, which weighed in at a whopping 25 kilograms, was found by one of the villa’s staff members and is thought to be the longest python ever found in the Nan’ao area (which brings up a question of how many reptiles were discovered in the area before). Pythons are a first-class protected species.
On May 10, the city’s wildlife protection department and Dapeng Water Affairs Bureau examined the python and concluded it was in prime physical condition. The animal was later released at the base of Qiniang Mountain in Dapeng, where it allegedly slithered into the forest unharmed.
A staff member involved in the release told Shenzhen Daily there is enough water in the area for the python to survive and that it will not pose a threat to tourists and hikers.
Another creature was also recently rescued by the Nan’ao forest patrol, specifically a young owl – which it turns out is under second-class state protection. The small fowl was discovered in a cage attached to the bicycle of a migrant worker, who claimed to have found the animal near Xichong beach.
Lin Zhiwei, a forest patrol team member, convinced the bird’s captor to hand it over so that it could be sent to the wildlife protection department.
According to reports, the owl is currently too small to be released and will be kept with the department until it is deemed fit to return to the wild.
[Image via Shenzhen Daily]
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