The dance by a woman with a python around her neck during the Ganesh immersion procession in Hyderabad has created a stir. A dance group from Visakhapatnam used an Indian Rock Python during a Ganesh immersion procession in Jawhar Nagar.
The Greater Hyderabad Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GHSPCA) and police rescued the python and a hen used in the dance performance on Sunday night.
Members of GHSPCA, along with the police officers from Madhura Nagar Police Station, took action when the group from Visakhapatnam was performing during the Ganesh immersion procession.
According to GHSPCA, the python was found with an oral infection. It is now under veterinary care. The rescue operation was conducted after the group was tracked for nearly five days by the GHSPCA with the help of police.
The python is a protected species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
GHSPCA members had been tracking the group following information that a live snake was allegedly being used in public shows.
The group, including women, had been performing at various places in Hyderabad as part of the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festivities.
The group from Visakhapatnam had performed at Kondapur on September 19. However, the snake handler fled before the GHSPCA team could apprehend him. The next day, the team, in coordination with the police, managed to catch him. A python and a hen were found in his possession.
