A pet dog put her life at risk by fighting with a poisonous snake to save her master’s life here on Thursday. The dog overpowered the reptile and drove it out of the house.
Though the rare dog-snake fight was not recorded, the entire episode could be visualised when narrated by the dog owner Sambit Das, a resident of Patitapaban Nagar on the Badagada canal road.
The three-year-old dog of a German Shepherd breed attacked the five-feet-long cobra at a garage while the latter was trying to enter Das’ house. In retaliation, the snake also tried to sting the dog. The fight lasted for around 30 minutes at the end of which the dog survived and the snake was injured.
Das, who was witnessing the scene, contacted the Snake Helpline after the cobra moved out of the garage. Snake Helpline member Subhendu Mallick reached the house and rescued the wounded cobra.
Das took his pet to the OUAT veterinary hospital for treatment suspecting it to have snakebite in the encounter.
“The dog was administered an IV fluid and anti-venom injection as part of treatment for suspected snakebite. Though the dog appears to be doing well after the treatment, we will keep constant watch on its behaviour and condition,” said Das.