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A man caught a rare, 5.4-meter-long poisonous king cobra using just his hands after firefighters and a team of volunteers failed to capture it outside a school in northern Malaysia, a news report said Monday.
Wildlife officials called in snake charmer Mohamad Shaiful Abdul Aziz, nicknamed the "Snake King" by the locals in Penang state, after firefighters spent about an hour trying to capture the cobra hiding among bushes at a rehabilitation centre.
Mohamad Shaiful, who performs at snake shows, took 10 minutes and used no nets or other equipment, just his hands. "I have never come across such a big king cobra," he was quoted as saying.
Wildlife officials called in snake charmer Mohamad Shaiful Abdul Aziz, nicknamed the "Snake King" by the locals in Penang state, after firefighters spent about an hour trying to capture the cobra hiding among bushes at a rehabilitation centre.
Mohamad Shaiful, who performs at snake shows, took 10 minutes and used no nets or other equipment, just his hands. "I have never come across such a big king cobra," he was quoted as saying.
