Watch: 10-ft king cobra rescued from train in Uttarakhand, released in forest

You may have heard many stories about mouse, lizard or insect spotting in Indian trains but this is something that will blow your mind.

Recently King Cobra took a train ride and we are NOT joking!

A video of a 10-foot-long king cobra being removed from a train in Uttarakhand has surfaced on social media. The video was shared on Twitter and Facebook by Dr. PM Dhakate, Field Forester at Uttarakhand Forest Department.

He wrote, “A 10 foot King Cobra snake was rescued by the UKFD rescue team along with RFP Kathgodam Railway Station, India. Both the teams ensured the safekeeping of passengers, mobs, keeping the train on schedule & rescuing the animal. Later King Cobra was released in the forest.”

#KingCobraRescue a 10 foot King Cobra snake was rescued by the UKFD rescue team along with RFP Kathgodam Railway Station, India. Both the teams ensured safekeeping of passengers, mob, keeping the train on schedule & rescuing the animal. Later King Cobra was released in the forest pic.twitter.com/Y2I1ghc6Cl

— Dr. PM Dhakate (@paragenetics) November 23, 2019

In a joint rescue operation by the Uttarakhand Forest Department and RPF,  the cobra was safely removed from the locomotive when it stopped at the Kathgodam Station.

With more than 6000 thousand views, the video has been going viral on social media. People are applauding  Uttarakhand Forest Department and RPF for the prompt response. 

"I'm deeply impressed with the level of perfection and confidence of rescuers," wrote one person in the comments section. "Thank you @NRRPF & the forest department team," said another, tagging the official Twitter account of RPF, Northern Railway.

The king cobra was later released into the wild as per the post.