28 January,2022 07:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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A video of a man catching king cobra with his bare hands in Thailand is going viral on social media.
The cobra reportedly measured 4.5 metres (nearly 14 feet) and weighed over 10 kilograms. The volunteer who caught the giant cobra has been identified as Sutee Naewhaad, who works with Ao Nang Subdistrict Administrative Organisation. Naewhaad first lured the snake out onto an open road and then began his attempt to catch it.
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As per news website Thaiger, locals in the Thai province of Krabi informed concerned authorities after the snake snuck into a palm plantation and was trying to hide in a septic tank.
Naewhaad released the king cobra in its natural habitat after catching it and said cobra could probably be looking for its mate. Recently, locals had killed another cobra.