Cobra swallows 1-foot knife in Karnataka, rescuers use scissors to pull it out. Watch
In a shocking incident, a cobra managed to swallow a kitchen knife in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district. According to reports, the incident unfolded when the cobra entered a house in search of food, mistaking the knife for prey.
The incident occurred at the residence of Govinda Naik in Hegde Village, located around 4 km from Kumta Taluk's sub-district headquarters, NDTV reported. Snake rescuer Pavan and veterinary assistant Advaith Bhat were called to the scene to help rescue the cobra.
A now-viral video shows the rescuers carefully removing the cobra from a sack used to capture it. As the reptile slithers out, the outline of the knife is visible inside its body. The knife was 12 inches long (1 foot) and two inches wide.
In another video, the two men are seen carefully working to pull out the knife. While one held the cobra's upper jaw, the other inserted medical scissors to gently open and stabilise its mouth. A second pair of scissors was then used to carefully remove the embedded knife from the snake's throat.
Sharing the video on X, Yasir Mushtaq, a journalist, wrote, 'In a rare incident in Hedge Village in #Karnataka's #Karwar,a #Cobra mistakenly swallowed a kitchen knife while searching for prey. #snake rescuer Pavan & veterinary assistant Advaith safely removed the 12-inch #knife using medical tools. The cobra was unharmed & later released.'
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In a rare incident in Hedge Village in #Karnataka's #Karwar,a #Cobra mistakenly swallowed a kitchen knife while searching for prey. #snake rescuer Pavan & veterinary assistant Advaith safely removed the 12-inch #knife using medical tools. The cobra was unharmed & later released. pic.twitter.com/1s6D6O7Gd1
— Yasir Mushtaq (@path2shah) June 10, 2025
In September 2024, an 11-foot cobra was rescued and entered a house in Bangra village in Odisha while chasing a monitor lizard. The video of the giant snake being rescued from the house emerged on social media. The reports stated that it weighed 6.7 kgs and was released into the Dukra wildlife range in Mayurbhanj.
In the same year, in July, rescuers captured a 12-foot-long King Cobra in South Karnataka. The snake was spotted crossing a main road, following which the locals alerted the forest department.
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