Reassured Python leaves behind 20 eggs in Sri Lanka

[Coventina]

Source: The Hindu

Colombo (PTI): In a rare instance, a huge python that laid more than 20 eggs left the spot feeling reassured about their safety after the wildlife officials arrived to protect the rare species in Galle in southern Sri Lanka.

According to experts, pythons usually don’t leave their eggs till they are hatched for fear of being eaten away by animals or reptiles.

But the python sneaked away after it found the wildlife officials taking a good care of the eggs, an official said here.

(snip)

The python together with her eggs were then handed over to the Galle Wildlife Conservation Society last Friday.



Read more: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200905141352.htm

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I had to balance all the bad news today with a little good news...

[kwassa]

1. Really?

[armodem08]

2. Run Away!!! "And the python ran away...!!!" "I did not!" n/t

[dysfunctional press]

4. bravely ran away...

[WriteDown]

3. What the heck?

They don't even bother to mention the species of python?

[Robb]

5. Bigassicus Snakus RobbScarius.

:D

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. This is ridiculous... I'm guessing the snake was avoiding the humans...

just like a bird will abandon it's nest if people mess with it.

Or maybe some swami told them what the python was thinking? :eyes:

[sofa king]

9. That's just what I thought, too.

The snake gave up on 'em, which seems to be what the wildlife officials really wanted. Heck, come to think of it, that's what I'd want, too.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. Or maybe some swami told them what the python was thinking?

:eyes:

[InfiniteThoughts]

7. amazed ..

not with the story but at the poor journalistic skills on display. This is one paper know for it's high standard and i can assure you that this is a exception rather than a rule with the publication.

Reassured! What a word to use!

[uppityperson]

8. "its" not "it's"

[InfiniteThoughts]

12. oops ... that was a mistake from my end ...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. yeah, i expected better from the hindu too. most disappointing