The video was shared by Indian Forest Services officer Akash Kumar Verma on Twitter who has credited the video to the District Forest Officer of Nainital
A screengrab of the video shared on Twitter by Akash Kumar Verma
The catcher puts the king cobra inside a sack with the help of another person and ties the sack with a rope. At one point, the snake tries to coil itself around the snake catcher’s neck prompting reactions from the audience gathered on the rooftop.
A #King Cobra rescued by Forest Department's Rapid Response Team from a house at Nainital! ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u008e¥DFO Nainital. @moefcc @ndtv @CentralIfs @AnimalsWorId @Uttkhand_Forest @nature @Discovery @MadrasCrocBank @REPTILESMag @mygovindia @MygovU @uttarakhandpost @ndtvindia @ZeeNews @dodo @IUCN pic.twitter.com/kXWameDNzf
— Akash Kumar Verma, IFS. (@verma_akash) August 11, 2020
The video shared on Tuesday garnered more than 5,300 views and tonnes of amusing comments from netizens.
Here's how the netizens reacted to the video:
What a astoundingly calmly catching of a ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0091 cobra.... Hats off to u
— Nishit Patel (@nishidim1515) August 13, 2020
His Highness gave me shivers...ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098¥ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098¥
— Sujay Shankar (@Sujay_Shankar) August 13, 2020
A big salute to the brave, courageous and dedicated team. ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂu00c2u008fðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u008a
— Susanna George (@Susanna65117741) August 12, 2020
— e-moji (@_D_r_Strange_) August 12, 2020
What a surprise, always thought them to be south of MP, never heard of them being up North in such cold climes....even though Bazpur, Kaladhungi is ideal environment for them, surrounding Corbett
— Arjun Bir Sahi (@bir_sahi) August 11, 2020
Verma also posted an update about of the king cobra revealing that the snake was released in its natural habitat. He shared a video of the snake slithering out of the sack and going to the wild.
Release of the #King #Cobra in it's natural habitat. @moefcc @UttarakhandIFS @uttarakhandpost @CentralIfs @dodo @UNBiodiversity @MadrasCrocBank @REPTILESMag pic.twitter.com/kfmECfLLFT
— Akash Kumar Verma, IFS. (@verma_akash) August 11, 2020
The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world that is widely found in South-east Asia, including India.
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