Video : 12-foot long King Cobra rescued in Karnataka.

A massive 12-foot long King Cobra was rescued in the Karnataka village of Agumbe. The incredible rescue video will give you goosebumps.

A massive 12-foot long King Cobra was rescued and released into the forest by wildlife officials in Karnataka’s Agumbe earlier this week. Ajay Giri, field director at Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS), posted the incredible rescue video on Instagram that was also shared on X by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda.

Village locals spotted the cobra crossing a main road following which it took refuge in a bush in the compound of a house. Officials of the forest department and ARRS were alerted soon after the owner of the house spotted the snake.

Along with his team, Giri rushed to the spot and, in the interim, instructed locals on call about the dos and don’ts that should be followed in order to prevent a mishap involving the snake.

Once Giri and his team reached the spot, officials set to work and swiftly brought the snake down from the bush with the help of a rod. It was, thereafter, put into a rescue bag and released into the wild soon after.

Describing the incident, Giri said in his post: “ARRS was informed about the situation. Over the call we instructed locals about dos and don’ts and rushed to the location. After the inspection we decided to bag the snake. The snake was gently bagged. We conducted onsite awareness program for locals, distributed informative materials. Later the snake was released in to the wild in the presence of locals and in-charge forest department officials.”

Click link below to watch the video. This video will surely give you goosebumps:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Z_F2iPsTG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

Ajay Giri, who has around 13,000 followers on Instagram, often posts such rescue videos of snakes.

As for this video of the King Cobra, Susanta Nanda applauded Ajay Giri and his team for the successful rescue mission.