KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 12 -- Two men suspected of releasing three pythons into a drain in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, were arrested by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) yesterday.
The suspects, aged 35 and 53, were detained at a house near the scene.
Earlier, a video purportedly capturing the incident went viral
Selangor Perhilitan said in a statement that the arrests followed a police report from a member of the public, who alleged that two men and a woman had released the snakes in a residential area.
"Acting on the complaint, Perhilitan officers interviewed the suspects and inspected their residence. With assistance from Putra Heights police, officers found a live reticulated python at the suspects' residence," t...