Panic gripped residents in the Infocity area here after a 10-foot-long python was spotted in the premises of the Bhubaneswar Golf Club in the locality on Sunday.
Sources said that some locals found the reptile trapped in the fences around the gulf club and called up Snake Helpline officials.
A team of snake-catchers reached the spot and rescued the python.
Locals said they had never seen such a huge snake before in the locality.