Villagers kill 54 cobras

BOGURA, June 30 (UNB): Villagers on Friday morning killed at least 54 baby cobras and destroyed 52 eggs from a kitchen in Shiali village in Dhunat upazila.
Farman Ali, a farmer and owner of the house, said people killed the cobras including two big-one and destroyed its den including 52 eggs from a firewood heap in the kitchen.
At first, his sister Fensi Khatun noticed a mammoth king cobra in the kitchen in the morning while she was cooking.
However, the snake managed to hide in a hole after being noticed.
Later, she started to scream and called neighbours. Farman Ali along with his neighbours started digging the hole.
As they did, some 54 king cobras started to come out one after another, which they killed by beating with sticks on the spot.
They also recovered a total of 52 eggs and destroyed those, he added.
Upazila Livestock Officer Dr Nur-e-Alam Siddique said snakes usually take shelter in high place during the monsoon and sometimes come to locality as forests are decreasing.