Cobra shooting expert lurking inside a sports shoe

The incident happened in a village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, when a young man saw his shoe move and make a scary sound. After observing closely, this young man was startled when he saw a snake lying inside the shoe, he immediately called to ask snake catchers for help.

A female expert used a snake catcher to poke the inside of the shoe, causing the animal to immediately poke its head out, puff its gills and continuously hiss to show aggression. The snake catcher remained calm using a specialized stick to safely remove the venomous snake from his shoe.


Shivered when he discovered the cobra hiding inside the shoe. (Video: Twitter).

The snake catcher advises people to carefully check their shoes before putting them on, especially during the rainy season, when snakes look for a dry and warm place to hide.

The snake catcher then brought the animal to a place far from the residential area to set it free.

The snake in the incident was an immature Indian cobra. The Indian cobra is one of the "four great venomous snakes" in India, the four venomous snakes that cause the most deaths from snakebites in this country, including the Indian cobra, the Indian krait and the Indian cobra. Degree, Russell viper and saw-scale viper.

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The snake immediately poked its head out, puffed up its gills and continuously hissed to show aggression when disturbed.

The Indian cobra usually eats rodents, toads, frogs and other snakes. Due to their diet and hunting of rats, this species of cobra is often found in human habitation areas, leading to many snakebites caused by Indian cobras. However, this snake is revered in Indian culture and religion.

According to many experts, young and immature venomous snakes still have enough venom glands to cause death with a single bite. Young venomous snakes use even greater amounts of venom for each bite because they do not yet know how to regulate the amount of venom like adult snakes.