A jewellery shop owner in Payyanur in Kerala's Kannur district was shocked to see a python with around 20 eggs inside his shop on Sunday when he opened it nearly after a month. He immediately alerted the nearby forest officials.
The jewellery shop remained closed due to the nationwide lockdown.
The forest officials shifted the snake and the eggs to a sanctuary, where the eggs would be incubated.
Since most of the shops in the state remained closed due to lockdown, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had advised shopkeepers to ensure that the shops were cleaned before commencing the normal business.
(Published 03 May 2020, 14:29 IST)
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