Spine-chilling video of king cobra ‘standing up’ during rescue goes viral on Twitter

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared a viral video of snake rescuer and King Cobra. Twitter.

A spine-chilling video of a snake rescuer and a king cobra has left people freaking out online. The video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan is equal parts scary and fascinating.

In the said clip the snake rescuer is standing outside a door. The cobra’s tail is visible; he catches it with his hands. However, before he can pull the snake out using a rescue tong, the cobra appears at the door standing nearly four-feet in height.

Sharing the video, Kaswan tried raising awareness. “How not to rescue a snake. Especially if it’s a king cobra,” he said.

Check out the video here:

How not to rescue a snake. Especially if it’s a king cobra. Via @judedavid21 pic.twitter.com/yDJ5bLevQf

— Parveen Kaswan (@ParveenKaswan) September 7, 2021

The clip that left people both shocked and intrigued since being shared online has gathered over 2,50,000 views.

Check out a few reactions from Twitter users:

My god! Nightmare … I liked although the way the King makes his presence from inside of the room to outside, that’s fierce and majestic!

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— Siddharth (@siddharth_shank) September 7, 2021

Had to look at the video 5 times to change my mind if this was scary or majestic. This King Cobra is majestic and beautiful to the core.

— Divyanshu Priyam (@DivyanshuPriyam) September 7, 2021

Damn.. I wud have died on the spot.

— UrbanShrink (@UrbanShrink) September 7, 2021

I froze for a second!

— Sonal Bhutra (@sonalbhutra) September 7, 2021

Cobra's reaction was very human like: coming out of house and having a questioning look on his face.

— Anthony Gibson (@CornelMaximus) September 7, 2021