In a thrilling moment caught-on-cam, a huge 2-meters long python halted traffic while it crossed a road in Kerala. The almost 6 feet 5 inches long python was reported as the Indian Rock python. The python was caught on video by several pedestrians and commuters at Kochi’s Seaport-Airport Road in Kalamassery.

Reportedly, the incident occurred earlier last Sunday and it took the python as long as 5 minutes to crawl to the other side of the road. Hence this became the cause of a massive traffic halt for the duration. The travelers on the road must be appreciated for respecting the presence of python and stopping their vehicles to let the python do its thing. Reportedly, the road is supposed to be one of the busiest one in the region.

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1. Background
2. The Facts of the Matter
3. What Does the Video Show?
4. Netizens React to Python Crossing Road in Kerala

Background

In prolific author Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘Kaa’ the giant python is portrayed as one of the allies of Mowgli. Little do many people know that the giant python is actually based on a real species in python family – the Indian Rock python.

With its whitish or yellowish skin having blotched patterns, the Indian Rock Python is one of the relatively smaller species in the python family. However, this specific species of python can still grow up to six meters (19.5feet) long. These pythons are non-venomous, and usually feed on small sized preys such as birds, young deer, even large boars.

The intimidating pitons are usually seen in snake conservatories. However, recently some lucky commuters in pythons got to witness the python in its glory on Sunday last week.

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The Facts of the Matter

Animals crossing roads is one of the most the most common sights in India. Cows, dogs, and cattle are often seen casually crossing the road with enough trust that the travelers will stop while they cross the road. However, in Kerala, a huge python made several commuter’s heart beat fast as it was seen crossing the road.

The reptile, being reported as an Indian Rock python, was about 2-meters long and was seen crawling on the Seaport-Airport Road in Kochi’s Kalamassery. Although its one of the most busiest routes in the region, the entire traffic was brought to standstill by the python. Video of the incident showed several commuters stepping out of their cars and stepping from their two-wheelers to see the magnificent reptile cross the road.

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What Does the Video Show?

The video shows the python in the middle of the road’s left side, slowly inching towards other side. Two-wheeler vehicles coming from the other side are seen keeping themselves to the farthest side of the road. While a couple of vehicles do try to cross the road, several commuters can be seen recording the entire ordeal on their video. Some people are also seen letting other people know of the incident so that they don’t drive rashly. The python meanwhile slowly makes it to the other side of the road in peace.

Watch the Video Here:

Netizens React to Python Crossing Road in Kerala

Netizens on Twitter were quick to react to the video. The video shared on the microblogging platform has been viewed close to 50 thousand times and has been retweeted several hundred times. Some netizens were quick with their witty remarks while some appreciated the commuters for their consideration.

 

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