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Cobra enters bird cage in Odisha, kills two pet birds
A three-foot-long cobra entered a bird cage at a home in Odisha's Banki area on Wednesday and killed two birds. The snake got trapped inside the cage after the attack, frightening residents…
The Story in Brief
A three-foot-long cobra entered a bird cage at a home in Odisha's Banki area on Wednesday and killed two birds. The snake got trapped inside the cage after the attack, frightening residents with its aggressive movements and hissing.
The State Snake Helpline team rescued the cobra and later released it into a forest. Odishatv.in reports that experts advise residents to keep surroundings clean and check bird cages carefully during the monsoon, when snake movement increases as reptiles seek food and shelter.
The Indian Opinion
Stories like this fuel the lazy narrative that snakes are villains to be feared and killed. The real story is that monsoon rains force them out of burrows into human spaces. The snake did not target birds out of malice; it was trapped and hungry. The rescue team's safe release shows coexistence is possible. The question is: can our reaction to such incidents shift from panic to prevention?
Source: odishatv.in
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