King Cobra caught in Chikmagalur tea estate

Chikmagalur: A King Cobra has been caught near a tea factory at the Kelaguru of Mudigere Taluk in Chikkamagaluru district. For the past 15 days, the King Cobra as long as 16 feet has been wandering in the tea estate scaring the estate workers. As it appeared on Wednesday, the workers contacted snake catcher Arif to rescue the snake. After 30 minutes of the rescue operation, the King Cobra was caught. Later the snake was safely left in the Charmadi Ghat forest area in the presence of the forest officials.