Kasaragod: A quiet night of TV watching turned into a terrifying ordeal for a family in Kodavalam on Thursday when a giant python silently slithered into their home, leaving everyone frozen in fear for nearly an hour.

Housewife Indira was watching television with the front door open — a door her son Viswanathan forgot to close after returning from work — when the massive reptile crawled inside without making a sound.

The first to notice the intruder was Shruti, the daughter-in-law, who was resting in the hall. Startled by a sudden movement on the floor, she looked closer — and what she thought was a shadow turned out to be a huge python inches away.

Shocked, she called out to Indira, and within seconds the family realised they had a full-grown snake inside their house.

Panic swept thro

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