'I was there for more than an hour and later I heard from the villagers that the python finished the goat in around four hours.'
It
remained unclear quite how the giant snake nabbed the goat in the first
place, but eyewitnesses said the python continued devouring its prey
despite the crowd's presence.
A villager said: 'It did not seem to be bothered. The python left for the forest after he finished swallowing the goat.
'It slowly crawled into the grassy bushes nearby.'
The incident is believed to be the first of its kind in the village but has led to concerns among snake experts.
They
say that excessive deforestation in the Jalpaiguri Forest Reserve is
leading to a grave imbalance in local ecological systems.
Vidyut
Sarkar, the district forest officer, said: 'It is a rare incident. This
is the first time that I seen something like this.
'It
would still have been acceptable had this happened inside the forest
range or had the python caught a deer or something. But a python strike
inside the village is an alarming sign.
'If the python caught a goat, it could very easily kill a man or a child.'
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Source: Dailymail
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