A king cobra travelled in a car for over 200 km and lived in its engine bay for a week in Kerala

Kerala | A shocking case has come to light in Kottayam district of Kerala. Where King Cobra, the most venomous of snakes, traveled more than 200 kilometers in a car and sat in its engine for a week. Later, Kerala wildlife personnel pulled him out safely. The information of the said case has been received from Arpukara area of ​​Kottayam. Forest officials on Wednesday caught a 10-foot-long king cobra from a man's compound here and said they would release it at a safe place later.

It is believed that on August 2, this poisonous snake had entered Malappuram in the car of Arpukara resident Sujeeth on August 2 when he had gone there. However, Sujeeth was told by some locals that he had seen a snake entering his car near a naka in Vazhikdavu. His car was parked there at that time. He said that he could not locate this uninvited guest.

reached the courtyard of the house

He and his family got tensed after seeing the snake skin hanging from the car on Sunday. After this, the snake could not be found even after a thorough search of the vehicle again. Rather, the king cobra was seen in the courtyard of a house 500 km away from his house on Wednesday morning. The neighbors were also aware of the suspicious presence of a snake in Sujit's car, they soon informed him. At the same time, Sujit alerted the forest department.

Very less presence of cobra snakes in the area

However, king cobras are not commonly seen in these places. The incident has raised both curiosity and concern among the local residents. Forest officials also said that he may have reached here safely in a vehicle. He said the snake was shifted to the forest department and would be released at a safer place later.