Huge King Cobra rescued from tree
A huge king cobra, the world’s largest venomous snake, was captured from a tree in Agumbe Ghat in the western ghat of South Karnataka. Hundreds of locals gathered to get a glimpse of the massive reptile.
Locals spotted the snake and alerted the snake rescuers who rescued it safely and released it in the forest. The snake had climbed on a tree and it took a lot of efforts for the snake rescuers to capture the endemic creature.
IFS Susant Nanda shared the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, “King Cobra in Agumbe Ghat in western ghat of South Karnataka. Rescued & released safely🙏”
The massive snake has left netizens online spellbound with its size who left different reactions in the comments section.
“It's a huge in size, magnificent at the same time, hats off to rescuers they rescued the snake like handling a chipakli,” commented a user.
King Cobra in Agumbe Ghat in western ghat of South Karnataka.
— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) July 19, 2024
Rescued & released safely🙏 pic.twitter.com/NAQvaHnc67
Another user shared, “Called KING for a reason🙏🏻 Chandramukhi paambu.”
“What an incredibly majesticking Cobra this is ! Not only have saved him. You have probably saved about 10 snakes nearby.!!! this guy doesn’t look like he will stop at 10! I wish to see a king cobra in the wild some day,” shared another user.
“Its huge 😳 This guy (the snake) gives you only 15 minutes after it bites u. Scary,” commented a user.
Habitat destruction due to increasing deforestation and the expansion of urban areas is leading to increased man-animal conflict with wild animals and reptiles entering human settlements.