King Cobra
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Odisha: 12-foot king cobra rescued amid panic in crowded Ganjam locality
India | Apr 02, 2026, 08:31 PM ISTQuick-thinking locals immediately alerted the Snake Helpline, prompting a swift response. Two helpline members arrived at the scene, first informing the forest department before cautiously beginning the challenging task of capturing the enormous snake.
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6 passenger mistakes that make wildlife encounters riskier
Travel | Feb 01, 2026, 05:33 PM ISTA recent study warning about king cobras being found aboard trains has drawn attention to how passengers react during wildlife encounters. Using these incidents as context, we look at six common human reactions that often make such situations more dangerous for both people and animals.
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Watch: Massive 11-feet-long King Cobra rescued from house in Odisha, released into wildlife
Trending | Sep 03, 2024, 02:11 PM ISTThe rescued King Cobra measured 11 feet in length and weighed 6.7 kilograms. The snake had entered a house while chasing a lizard as per the man whose house the snake had entered.
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Incredible rescue video of massive 12-foot king cobra will give you goosebumps | WATCH
Trending | Jul 19, 2024, 03:59 PM ISTThe incredible rescue video has given us all goosebumps and left us in awe of nature's wonders. It serves as a reminder that there is still so much left to explore and discover in our world.
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Odisha: Man arrested for killing wife, two-year-old daughter by releasing King Cobra into room
India | Nov 24, 2023, 02:53 PM ISTThe incident took place in Adheigaon village in Kabisurya Nagar area.
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Kerala zoo keeper dies after bitten by King Cobra while cleaning cage
India | Jul 01, 2021, 08:44 PM ISTA 45-year-old reptile keeper at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo died on Thursday after being bitten by a King Cobra while cleaning its cage. Harshad, who hails from Amboori panchayath in Kattakkada Taluk, was bitten by the reptile while cleaning its cage this afternoon, police said.
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8-ft-long King Cobra rescued in Karnataka's Shivamogga
News | Dec 10, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTAn eight-foot long King Cobra was rescued in Karnataka's Shivamogga.
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15-ft-long king cobra rescued from well in Odisha, released in forest
India | Jul 24, 2020, 03:21 PM ISTThe snake was rescued after an hour of hard work by the rescuers. Swapnalok Mishra and Mihir Pandey, the two team members said that the reptile was approximately 12-15 feet long.
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10-feet-long King Cobra rescued from premises of Jarada Jagannath Temple in Odisha
News | Jul 08, 2020, 11:39 AM ISTForest officials along with members of People for Animals rescued a 10-feet-long King Cobra on July 07.
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King cobra chases smaller snake, catches and swallows it near a pond | VIDEO
offbeat | Jun 26, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTA video of King cobra dramatically chasing one of its own species and swallowing it before it enters the pond has left people shocked.
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Thai rescuers catch four-metre-long king cobra
News | Oct 15, 2019, 05:22 PM ISTRescue workers in the southern Thailand town of Krabi received a call Sunday for help after residents spotted a massive snake on the prowl. The expert catcher performed a brief ritual for luck before chasing the massive king cobra into a sewer pipe.
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Delhi zoo gets record 22 lakh visitors this summer
India | Aug 02, 2015, 01:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Around 22 lakh people visited Delhi zoo this summer with white tiger Vijay, who mauled a youth to death, and a King Cobra being the crowd-pullers. “We recorded around 22 lakh visitors till
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Know the top 10 largest snakes in the world
World | Jun 21, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: There are numerous creatures around us on this Earth. Each is varied in it own kind. Some are small yet too hazardous, where as some are big yet harmless. There are some species