Tale Of Two Rescue Ops: A King Cobra & A Baby Jumbo, Here’s Why Netizens Salute Forest Officials

Bhubaneswar: The bravery and intelligence of forest officials, as reflected in two videos, have won several hearts on the internet. In one of the breathtaking video, a female forest beat officer is seen rescuing a massive king cobra in Kerala. The video has gone viral. It has been shared by Odisha-based retired forest officer Susanta Nanda. The video shows officer G S Roshni from the Paruthipalli Range skillfully handling the enormous snake with a snake-catching stick in a shallow stream. It showcases her bravery and expertise.

The snake was spotted in a stream where locals often bathe. The officer carefully manoeuvred a snake-catching stick to lift the venomous reptile. She later released it into a suitable habitat deep within the forest.
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According to PTI, Officer G S Roshni has rescued over 800 venomous and non-poisonous snakes in her nearly eight-year-long career in the Kerala Forest Department. This was her first encounter with the King cobra species.

“My salutations to the green queens & the bravery shown by them in the wild. Beat FO G S Roshni, part of the Rapid Response Team of Kerala FD, rescuing a 16-foot king cobra. This was the 1st time she was tackling a king cobra, though she is credited to have rescued more than 800 snakes,” Nanda wrote on X, while sharing the clip.

In another incident, a baby elephant was successfully reunited with is mother in Kaziranga. “Chotu got separated from mother at Kaziranga. It was united later with its mother. The forest officials applied mother’s dung to the calf to suppress human smell. Happy reunion at the end,” Nanda wrote, sharing another video.