Snake catchers freed a deadly cobra on Monday (March 22) that was found tangled in a fishing net in eastern India.

A video filmed in Udala in the state of Odisha showed the reptile experts delicately cutting the 5-foot-long spectacled cobra free.

The venomous snake was later taken to the jungle and released.

A highly venomous snake was found trapped in a fishing net in eastern India, prompting snake rescuers to arrive and cut it free.

According to sources, the snake, a five-foot-long spectacle cobra, was found at Udala area of Mayurbhanj district.Local man was walking towards his house and noticed the cobra trapped under a fishing net. Immediately he informed the forest department. Snake rescuer Avijit Behera arrived later the same day and delicately cut the snake free from the netting, and released it off into the jungle.