5 feet long venomous cobra snake bites chicken, swallows 6 eggs, rescued in Odisha’s Jajpur district, watch
Bhubaneswar: A 5 feet long venomous cobra snake bit a chicken, swallowed eggs before getting rescued by a snake helpline member. The incident took place in the Jajpur district of Odisha in India on Saturday morning. The video of the snake rescue has gone viral on social media.
As per reports the 5 feet long venomous snake was rescued from the house of Rangadhar Patra in Mundamal village under Jajpur Road police station limits.
According to the information, the family heard snake hissing coming from the chicken coop of their house. Hence, as they went near the coop, they saw a long cobra snake that had sneaked into the coop.
They tried to get the snake out of the coop but in vain. Hence, they informed the snake helpline member in the vicinity.
After getting information local Snake Helpline member Ramakanta Mahanta reached the spot and rescued the snake. However, by then the snake had bitten the mother chicken and swallowed 6 eggs.
It was observed that the reptile was a venomous cobra snake of five feet long. People crowded the place to witness the long reptile.
Reportedly, the snake catcher later released the snake into its natural habitat, the forest in Baranga area.
Watch the video here:
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