Kannur: Two men have been arrested in Panapuzha, Kannur, for allegedly killing a python and cooking its meat, forest officials said on Thursday.

The accused, Pramod and Bineesh, both locals, are accused of hunting down an adult python from a rubber plantation near their homes on Wednesday evening. They then slaughtered the reptile and prepared a curry at Pramod’s residence.

Acting on a tip-off, Thaliparamba Range Officer Suresh P and his team raided the house, seizing parts of the python and the cooked dish. A case has been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act.

The duo were produced before a court on Thursday and remanded in judicial custody, officials said.