Forest officials arrested two men in Panapuzha on Thursday for allegedly killing a python and cooking its meat.

The accused, Pramod and Bineesh, both locals, allegedly hunted an adult python from a rubber plantation near their homes on Wednesday evening. They then slaughtered the reptile and prepared a curry at Pramod’s residence.

Acting on a tip-off, Thaliparamba Range Officer Suresh P and his team raided the house, seizing portions of the snake and the cooked dish. “A case has been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act,” officials said.

The two were produced before a court on Thursday and remanded in judicial custody, officials added.

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