16-foot King Cobra rescued from Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

The snake was captured from inside a house and was later set free.

A rare 16-foot long King Cobra was rescued from Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night.

A king cobra with its hood open. (HT Photo/Representative Photo)

The villagers immediately informed forest guards operating in the Kaptipada Range, after which Krushna Chandra Gochhayat, the rescue team head, reached Antapur village and retrieved the snake from a house it was hiding in.

The snake was captured after an hour and handed over to the Kaptipada Range office. It was later set free.