Scientists chose the name after “the mythical snake king Vasuki, who wraps around the neck of the Hindu deity Shiva,” said Datta, of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

Indian Python (Python molurus) Closely related to the Burmese python, the Indian python can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long.

A 10-foot-long Indian Rock Python strayed into a residential premises in Mumbai's Mulund area, causing panic among people, a ...

A 10-foot-long Indian Rock Python caused panic in a residential society in Mulund, Mumbai, after straying from its natural habitat due to heavy monsoon rains.

Indian rock python rescued near Coimbatore brick kiln, safely released back into forest habitat by Forest Department.