A lost cobra was trapped in a fishing net in India for four days until local villagers called snake rescuer Mirza Arif on December 5, who saved the surprisingly grateful reptile.

The lost snake was found in Bokapada in Bhadrak District Odisha, eastern India.

Reportedly Arif offered a chilled water bottle to the cobra at first to trick it into attacking, but when the water spilled the snake immediately started drinking it up. Arif said this was amazing as he has never seen a snake drinking chilled water.

The villagers helped cut the fishing net with a small blade while Arif held the snake. After being removed from the village in a container, the snake was later released into the forest.

A poor cobra snake was trapped in fishing net for 4 days & on the fith day the local villagers called snake rescuer Mirza Arif. After getting the call snake rescuer reached & was surprised to see that the snake was very badly tangled in the plastic net. Before he could take out the net he offered water to the snake at first instance it try to attack but when the water fell from the bottle the snake started drinking water It was so thirsty that at one point he put his head on the bottle. Mirja Arif said this is amazing he has never seen snake drinking so cold water. It also may be that the snake was tangled for last 5 days so it would have been thirsty said snake Rescuer. In the video the villagers help cut the fishing net with Blade while the rescuer is holding the snake.The incident happened on 05 December at Bokapada in Bhadrak Distric Oriddsa India The snake was later released in forest.