The sight of two cobras in the colony premises left the occupants of a residential society located in Dayalbagh, Agra in a state of panic. Horrified on finding the highly venomous reptiles wandering in the society garden, a concerned resident wasted no time in reporting the incident to the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit on their 24 hour helpline number (9917109666), requesting for safe rescue of the snakes.

A team comprising of two trained snake rescuers promptly arrived at the location and successfully carried out the rescue operation, after ensuring that the curious bystanders were at a safe distance from the two venomous snakes.

Jitendra Shah, a resident of the colony, said, “Some of our fellow society dwellers were out for evening walk in the garden when they chanced upon the pair of cobras near the bushes. Luckily, we have the Wildlife SOS helpline number on our emergency contact list, so I called them for help.”

Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-founder of Wildlife SOS said, “The cobras were five and three foot long respectively. Being one of the four most venomous snake species to be found in India, our team had to extremely careful while conducting the rescue in order to avoid any unnecessary casualties. A cobra will not attack a human being without provocation but sometimes, the size of a reptile, coupled with the general misunderstanding of snakes, causes people to unnecessarily panic on spotting a snake.”

The cobras are currently under observation and will be released back in their natural habitat once deemed fit.