A huge, and deadly, king cobra was rescued from the wall of a South Indian farmer's hen house on 27 August 2021.

The nerve-wracking rescue happened in Kuttampuzha in Ernakulam district of Kerala state.

Paul Rajavempala is a farmer who also rears chickens. On entering his chicken coop to recover some birds he was panicked to see a big, black King Cobra.

He immediately informed local forest officials, who rushed the spot. But on seeing the rescue team the reptile hid itself inside the wall of the coop, forcing them to dig into the wall in order to catch its tail and pull it firmly out.

Eventually, one of the forest staff caught its head carefully and the animal was put in a sack to be released deep into the forest later.

"It was so big and heavy, I got scared and started trembling on seeing this black monster" said the house owner Mr Rajavempala.

A giant King Cobra found inside a hen's coop hides inside the wall when the rescue team arrived in South India. Location: Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam District, Kerala State, South India. Paul Rajavempala is a farmer and he also grows some hens. He had built a coop for the hens and the chickens. He went inside the Hen's coop to catch the chickens but he got scared on seeing a big black King Cobra. He immediately informed the forest officials. They rushed the spot and they went inside the coop to rescue the giant king cobra. But on seeing the rescue team it hid itself inside the wall of the coop. Later the rescue team broke the wall and caught its tail. Then the snake was pulled out and one of the forest staff caught its head carefully and it was put inside a sack and then tied with rope and was taken to the deep woods to get released. "It was so big and heavy, I got scared and started trembling on seeing this black monster said the house owner Mr.Paul.