5.5-foot long cobra rescued from residential colony in Dwarka

Wildlife SOS rescued a 5.5-foot long cobra from a residential colony in Dwarka here. The snake is currently under observation and will soon be released into its natural habitat.

The Wildlife SOS rapid response unit received a distress call on its 24-hour helpline (9871963535) about a cobra in a residential colony in Dwarka.

The security guards were shocked to find the snake and rushed to alert the society committee members, who in turn contacted Wildlife SOS.

A rescue team was dispatched to the location immediately. The snake was carefully transferred into a safe transport container. The Indian cobra (Naja naja) is one of the four venomous snake species found in the Indian sub-continent. It is revered in the country and protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Society member M. S. Marwah said: “The security guards were quite shaken after spotting the snake and rushed to inform us. Since we had the Wildlife SOS helpline number, we immediately contacted them.”

Kartick Satyanarayan, Wildlife SOS co-founder, said: “When rescuing snakes, we have to ensure that all potential hiding places are scrutinised and escape routes blocked so we don’t lose them.

Then we need to carefully remove the snake without cornering it or alarming it too much so as to prevent any accidents.

Sometimes these rescue operations can be dangerous, but someone has to do it in the interest of public safety.”