A huge 13-foot-long king cobra was captured outside Chandiput Higher Primary School in the town of Paralakhemundi, Odisha.

According to local sources, the venomous snake had been lurking in a drain located in front of the school for two days. Locals who found the king cobra then called the Snake Helpline.

On the evening of November 8, members of the Berhampur team arrived to rescue the king cobra.

Footage shows the Berhampur team working to capture the humongous reptile as a group of animated bystanders looks on.

After the half-hour-long rescue, the king cobra was safely released back into the wild.

A huge 13 ft long King cobra snake has been rescued from the front of the Chandiput Higher Primary School gate in the Paralakhemundi forest block of Gajapati district, Odisha.

King cobra was in the drain in front of the school for two days, after which locals reported to the Snake Helpline.On the evening of November 8, members of the Berhampur team arrived with their accomplices the next morning to rescue the snake.It took half an hour to rescue the King cobra snake.

Srikkanth Nahak, Swadhin Sahu, Shubham Sahu, Srikant Sahu were involved in the rescue operation, while forest officer Saudamini Patnaik and Prabhakar were the main contributors. After the rescue, the snake was safely released into the wild said Subham Kumar Sahu, snake's helpline member.