This python 10.5 feet long and weighing 10 KG was rescued by five villagers near Kalaigaon on December 4. According to information five inhabitants of Gohaichowk village (Outala) near Kalaigaon noticed a python lying in a dry drain in a paddy field at 8.am on December 4. The youths namely immediately reported the matter to the DFO,Dhansiri Forest Division, Udalguri. The youths also took care of the reptile till the arrival of the forest personnel. Forest officials rescued the python in sound condition. It was later released in the Khalingduar Reserve Forest in the evening. Nature loving people appreciated the good work of the five villagers for the timely rescue of the python.