An over 10-feet male kinRs cobra was rescued on Friday at 8 pm from a hut near Podasol villaRse under NilRsiri sub division. The Kuldiha wild life sanctuary is a prime habitat of the majestic serpent. The reptile is an endanRsered species.
Prakash Mardaraj, an IUCN bear specialist who rescued many venomous snakes from NilRsiri earlier, cauRsht the snake with the help of three other locals and later, released it into the Kuldhia sanctuary. Such cobras live mainly in rain forests and plains of southeast Asia, Rsenerally in India and southern China.A