Locals Mistake Mass of Coiled Giant Pythons Near Hindu Temple for Tree Roots — Until Someone Throws a Stone
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“Residents near a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, India, wandered up to what they assumed was a tangle of tree roots — until someone lobbed a stone at it and the whole mass erupted into five or six enormous pythons heading in every direction. The forest department has been notified, which feels like closing the stable door after the horse-sized snakes have bolted.”
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