Panic gripped patients at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Bhadrak as a cobra was spotted in the female ward of the hospital on Sunday morning.
On being informed, a Snake Helpline member reached the spot and rescued the snake.
In a similar incident in the day, a Forsten’s cat snake was rescued from the Rangamatia Community Health Centre in Mayurbhanj district.
The reptile, around 6 feet in length, was initially spotted over the air-conditioner of a doctor’s chamber. A local snake charmer rescued the animal and released it into a nearby forest.