APM captures 20kg king cobra in bedroom

KUALA BERANG - The Hulu Terengganu Civil Defence Force (APM) caught a king cobra measuring four metres long and weighing about 20 kilogrammes (kg) in Kampung Sungai Ular here yesterday.

Hulu Terengganu District APM officer Mohd Zabri Abd Razak said they received a call from a villager at 7.10 pm about the snake being inside his bedroom.

A five-man team was sent to the location and it took them 10 minutes to capture the snake.

"The person first heard hissing sounds on top of his bedroom before he came upon the snake.

"It's normal for snakes to make hissing sounds as a warning when they feel threatened. King cobras are very poisonous. If bitten, victims will die in just five minutes,” he said when contacted today.

He said the snake will be kept temporarily at the Hulu Terengganu District APM office before they decide whether to release it back into its natural habitat far from populated areas or hand it over to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan). - BERNAMA