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Watch: Children carry 15-foot Indian rock python bare-handed, parade it for 3 km in UP village

The viral clip shows a group of children lifting the reptile bare-handed from the head, mid, and tail, and parading it through the village.

Many of them were seen recording the incident and taking selfies with the massive python (Image source: @gharkekalesh/X)

A video of a group of children parading a 15-foot Indian rock python in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr has caught the Internet’s attention. According to a report in NDTV, onlookers did not inform the local authorities or the forest department after the incident unfolded, and the children released the giant python into a nearby forest.

The now-viral clip shows a group of children lifting the reptile bare-handed from the head, mid, and tail, and parading it through the village. Many of them were seen recording the incident and taking selfies with the snake. Reports also stated that they walked with the python for nearly 3 km, attracting a massive crowd in the village.

Watch the video here:

A 15-foot-long giant python was spotted in Bulandshahr UP. Villagers and children captured the python with their hands.
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— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) July 7, 2025

Soon after the video came to light, numerous social media users found the incident amusing, while others slammed the local authorities. A user wrote, “This is insane.. children with bare hands.” Another user commented, “This is horrible treatment for that endangered species of wild animal. I wonder where are the wildlife authorities?”

“Barbaric behavior. Somalia… Tanzania have better civic sense than bimarus.. One of the main reason Maharashtra must ban bimaru infilteration because of this barbarian behavior,” a third user reacted. “Python got the scare of its life lmao,” a fourth user chimed in.

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According to Wildlife SOS, a website dedicated to wildlife, the Indian rock python is one of the longest and largest snakes found in the country. The reptile can grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh up to 90 kg, and is a Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. As per Section 9 of the Act, hunting, capturing, or even disturbing such protected wildlife is strictly prohibited and punishable with imprisonment for a term of three to seven years, along with a minimum fine of Rs 25,000.