‘Man’s best friend’ sacrifices life to save its master from Cobra

A German Shepherd pet dog was killed while protecting the family of its master from a cobra on Friday in Burla of Sambalpur.

As per reports, Nilakantha Mohapatra’s family had adopted the dog, Blacky, 15 years back. On Friday, they heard Blacky barking incessantly in the courtyard of their home, where it was leashed.

As the family opened the door to their backyard, they saw a cobra with a raised hood hissing angrily at the dog which continued barking at the reptile. Soon a fierce battle ensued as the cobra approached the dog.

While Blacky managed to bite the snake to death, it could not save itself from the lethal bites of the reptile. In the end, both the cobra and Blacky died on the spot.

Speaking about the incident, the owner of the dog, Nilakantha Mohapatra said, “A cobra had entered our house. We did not know that until the dog started barking. We saw the cobra and our dog engaged in a fierce battle. The dog, despite being tied to a chain fought valiantly and bit the snake. However, he could not escape some bites from the snake too.”