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Major threats faced by Indian rock python in and around the park were mainly fear of local communities (42.3%) followed by roadside killings (16.2%), habitat degradation (15.4%), illegal trade for their fine skin (14.6%), and lack of awareness (11.5%). According to our findings (68%), people did not like Indian rock python whereas, (21%) people liked Indian rock python, while a little proportion of people (11%) neither like or dislike it. Introduction Indian rock python (Python molurus molurus) is the largest snake species found in tropical and sub-tropical areas of Southern Asia [1]. Methodology A reconnaissance survey was conducted in the study area to select potential sites where pythons were sighted during the past few years by local people and forest/wildlife officials.
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1 Department of Wildlife and Conservation Management Services, Barari Natural Resource LLC, United Arab Emirates
2 Department of Animal Sciences and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, CZ16500 - Prague, Czech Republic
3 Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Mirpur Division, Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
4 Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Pakistan