Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Cobra Found Under Pillow in Baripada, Family Panics
A man and his son were taking a nap when the son reached for his phone under the pillow and found a snake!
The boy yelled, alerting his father.
They ran out of the room, and the Snake Helpline was called.
A rescuer came and carefully removed the cobra.
The snake was then released far away from people.
Experts say snakes sometimes go into homes during the rainy season.
A cobra was discovered under a pillow in a home in Baripada.
Gadadhar Ojha and his son were resting when the snake was found.
The family alerted neighbors and called the Snake Helpline.
A rescuer safely captured the cobra.
The snake was released into the wild.
- Who
- Gadadhar Ojha and his son.
- What
- A cobra was found under a pillow.
- When
- Thursday afternoon
- Where
- Haripur village, Baripada.
- Why
- Snakes seek warmth and shelter, especially during monsoon season.
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- Location
- Haripur village, Baripada
- Incident
- Cobra found under a pillow
- Involved
- Gadadhar Ojha and son, Snake Helpline, Krushnachandra Gochhayat
- Outcome
- Cobra rescued and released
- Reason
- Snakes seeking warmth/shelter (monsoon season)
