Videos of snake catchers typically go viral on social media, for these individuals do a job that most other folks would shudder at. More typically than not, these rescuers leave us stunned with the ease with which they capture potentially-harmful serpents, but even seasoned snake catchers have a couple of unpleasant surprises at occasions. Recently, one in Karnataka narrowly avoided having attacked by a hostile king cobra in a video that has now gone viral on the net.
The footage shows the snake catcher attempting to rescue a snake from a bathroom. ETV Bharat identified him as snake professional Ashok from Belthangady, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The region has a sizeable population of snakes.
In the footage, only the tail of the 14-foot king cobra is visible initially, peeking out of the bathroom’s doorway. The snake catcher bends down to grip the tail and starts pulling it towards himself. However, he is forced to jump back in horror when the snake, a venomous king cobra, abruptly rears its head and jumps out, prepared to strike.
Luckily, Ashok managed to steer clear of having attacked by the snake, retreating just in time.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan cited it as an instance of “How not to rescue a snake. Especially if it’s a king cobra.”
How not to rescue a snake. Especially if it really is a king cobra. Via @judedavid21pic.twitter.com/yDJ5bLevQf
— Parveen Kaswan (@ParveenKaswan) September 7, 2021
The video has been viewed more than 60,000 occasions considering that becoming shared on the microblogging platform this morning.
While lots of Twitter customers in the comments section mentioned the snake rescuer had a fortunate break, other folks discovered humour in the circumstance and imagined the snake’s believed procedure also.
That Cobra be like – pic.twitter.com/jZlwkHJm7e
— ThatBrahminGuy (@DrAtul1968) September 7, 2021
Who is rescuing whom ??!!!!
That Kobra appears to be asking, ‘hi what is the matter, may possibly I assistance you ??!’
— अनिंदा???????? (@__aninda) September 7, 2021
Snake be like, **Haa bol kya bolna chata hai**
— Sudhanshu ???????? (@__sudhanshu_) September 7, 2021
According to ETV Bharat, the video was filmed in late August, just after a man named Gopalakrishna Bhat discovered the king cobra in his bathroom. The snake was at some point rescued and released into a forest.