A rare and endangered reticulated python was rescued from a house in Muslim Para of Chitmaram Union under Kaptai upazila in Rangamati. The rescue was carried out by the local environmental group 'Prokritir Dol' under the Biodiversity Conservation Project of the Rangamati Hill District Council. The python, measuring about seven feet in length, was recovered on Wednesday morning and later handed over to the Kaptai Range of the South Forest Division.

Following the direction of divisional forest officer S M Sajjad Hossain, the python was released into a national park. Kaptai Range Officer Mohammad Mamunur Rahman confirmed that the snake was freed deep inside the forest. Officials said that around 18 snakes had been released into the wild over the past one and a half months.

The rescue and release were conducted in the presence of forest and biodiversity officials, local journalists, and members of the environmental team, highlighting ongoing efforts to protect wildlife in the region.