For the first time in the country, radio telemetry devices were successfully implanted in 10 pythons at the Forest Veterinary unit of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) near Bhavani Sagar.
The pythons that are let into Moyar River valley are being monitored by the field teams.
This is a step to conserve the endangered snake in its native distribution region itself.
Ten pythons at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve are also tracked similarly.