An 11-foot king cobra turned a parked truck into the center of a four-hour rescue scene in Thailand, and the tense extraction drew attention because the massive snake did not want to leave.<\/p>\n
Footage from the rescue captured the cobra striking again and again while handlers worked at the truck’s bumper to get it out.<\/p>\n
What happened?<\/p>\n
On Feb. 6, responders in Phang Nga were called to a school, where a 3.4-meter (11-foot, 2-inch) king cobra was stuck in the front bumper of a truck.<\/p>\n
Footage highlighted by the South China Morning Post<\/a> shows two wranglers working from the front of the truck as the cobra twists, thrashes, and lashes out.<\/p>\n Because the animal had jammed itself so far into the bumper, freeing it took much effort. That is an especially serious challenge with a king cobra, the longest venomous snake species in the world.<\/p>\n The newspaper described the cobra as having “slithered inside for a nap.”<\/p>\n Once it finally cleared the truck, the rescuers were confronted with an obviously agitated snake.<\/p>\n Why does it matter?<\/p>\n The incident shows how wildlife encounters are increasingly unfolding in human-made spaces.<\/p>\n Trucks, school grounds, roads, and parking areas can become temporary shelters for animals.<\/p>\n King cobras are not just large \u2014 they are highly venomous.<\/p>\n Thailand records treatment for roughly 7,000 snake bites a year, with cobras responsible for dozens of deaths.<\/p>\n Human expansion can increase risks for both people and animals. When natural habitat shrinks or becomes fragmented, wildlife is more likely to end up in stressful, dangerous contact with humans.<\/p>\n What are people saying?<\/p>\n Facebook users expressed their shock and amazement at the intense scene.<\/p>\n “Don’t try this at home,” one joked.<\/p>\n “That’s a big one,” another added.<\/p>\n “Gentleness and kindness will set you free,” a third wrote.<\/p>\n Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips, smart advice, and a chance to earn $5,000 toward home upgrades. To see more stories like this one, change your Google preferences here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An 11-foot king cobra turned a parked truck into the center of a four-hour rescue scene in Thailand,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[85398,79,33670,2024,201],"class_list":["post-742765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-king-cobra","tag-science","tag-south-china-morning-post","tag-thailand","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}