2 king cobras rescued at Ctg University in span of 3 days

A king cobra measuring around 12 feet was rescued from
Chittagong University yesterday (12 April), just two days after a similar
incident.
The latest snake was rescued at
around 4:30pm from an area adjacent to the university's old Faculty of Arts
building.
Earlier, on Friday (10 April) at
around 8pm, an approximately eight-foot-long venomous king cobra was rescued
from a residence in the staff colony behind the Drama and Dramatics Department
on campus.
Both rescue operations were carried out by the student-run
organisation Society for Snake and Snakebite Awareness (3SA).
Md Imran, a member of 3SA, said a student
from the Drama and Dramatics Department contacted their helpline after spotting
the snake near the old Faculty of Arts building.
"We reached the spot quickly
and managed to safely rescue the snake after about 30 minutes of effort,"
he said.
The rescued king cobra is about 12
feet long and weighs approximately 6kg, Imran added.
He said the snake rescued on Friday has already been handed over to the Venom
Research Centre at Chittagong Medical College.
"The snake rescued today is
currently being kept at the university's Zoology Department and will likely be
transferred to the same centre tomorrow," Imran said.
He continued, "King cobras
usually do not enter human settlements; this is very rare. However, due to the
destruction of their natural habitats, they are now being forced into local
areas. We need to be cautious about this."
Echoing this concern, Ibrahim
Khalil Al Haidar, adviser to 3SA and assistant professor in the Zoology
Department, said environmental factors are behind the recent sightings.
"The hills on the western side
of the university are being occupied by the Forest Department and local
residents, where cultivation and other human activities are taking place. As a
result, the snakes' natural habitats are being destroyed, forcing them to move
into human settlements in search of safe shelter," he said.
















