A 15-foot-long python was spotted swimming in a well in Marappattu village in Tirupattur district in South India on February 1. <br /><br />On getting a call from the villagers, forest officials rescued the python and put it in a bag to take it away. <br /><br />The villagers, however, were suddenly sad to see the python go. <br /><br />They felt that though the python had lived near their homes, it had not harmed anyone. <br /><br />So, to wish it good luck, they worshipped it according to Hindu rituals, and gave it a ceremonial send-off. <br /><br />They covered its head with a piece of cloth, made a fire offering to it and even applied sacred vermillion to its forehead between the eyes. <br /><br />The snake was later released at the Ambur forest.
