Overview

• Forest officials responded to Bhauwala village in the Jhajhra range of Dehradun after residents reported a massive king cobra near homes.
• During efforts to bring the snake down from a tree, it struck repeatedly and a worker narrowly avoided being bitten, as seen in the footage and described by officials.
• Range Officer Sonal Paneru said the team secured the cobra with limited equipment and later released it into its habitat, with no injuries reported.
• The clip posted by Ajit Singh Rathi on X drew thousands of reactions within a day, though one outlet noted it could not independently verify all details.
• The episode adds to mounting scrutiny of training and protective gear for wildlife responders following an earlier high-profile rescue in Kerala.