A 2m-long and 6kg python has been released back into a green space on Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula by forest rangers of the Son Tra-Ngu Hanh Son Forest Ranger Division.

The newly-released python

Previously, the python had been captured from an unidentified man in Son Tra District. Then, the man had been encouraged to hand over the animal to the Division in order to release it back into the wild.

It is known that the python has a scientific name as Python molurus. It belongs to Group IIB which features rare animals restricted from being held in captivity, hunted, traded or killed.

By XUAN SON - Translated by MAI DUNG