A python stubbornly snapped at a policeman who was trying to rescue it.<br /><br />The 12-feet snake was spotted near a building on Ganga Barrage road in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India, on October 25. <br /><br />Local residents allege that they called the forest officials but none turned up.<br /><br />A crowd gathered and many wanted to kill the python fearing that it may enter the building. <br /><br />A policeman, who was passing by with his colleague, got off his bike and tried to save the snake by dragging it across the road.<br /><br />The snake didn’t seem to like the idea and kept slithering back to where it was earlier. In a tug of war with the policeman it snapped at him at least twice.<br /><br />But he managed to drag the snake across the road holding its tail with the help of two local men who restrained it with the help of two sticks.<br /><br />“The cop was brave but he was not trained for the job. The snake is still a threat as it has been left in a farm land,” said Pradeep Thakur, 52, a resident of Unnao.<br /><br />“Forest officials should capture it and release it in a forest,” he added.
