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Venomous Cobra Enters Dhupguri Primary School During Class Hours
A venomous cobra entered a primary school in Dhupguri while children were studying.
The students became frightened and left the classroom.
Teachers moved them to another room for safety.
They locked the room where the snake was hiding.
The snake moved between two classrooms for more than two hours.
Snake rescuers came to the school to catch it.
The cobra was about four-and-a-half feet long.
It was later released safely into a forest, and nobody was hurt.
A roughly four-and-a-half-foot venomous cobra entered Boragari-1 BFP Primary School in Dhupguri during classes.
Students fled the classroom after spotting the snake, and teachers moved them to an adjoining room.
The cobra moved between two classrooms for more than two hours, disrupting lessons.
Members of the Dooars Nature and Snake Lovers Organisation rescued the snake and released it into a forest.
No students or teachers were injured, but the incident raised safety concerns near forested areas.
- Who
- Students, teachers, and members of the Dooars Nature and Snake Lovers Organisation were involved.
- What
- A venomous cobra entered a classroom and was later rescued and released into a forest.
- Where
- Boragari-1 BFP Primary School in Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri district, North Bengal.
- When
- Thursday, during school class hours; the snake remained inside for more than two hours.
- Why
- The reason the cobra entered the school was not stated; its presence prompted safety concerns.
Key facts
- School
- Boragari-1 BFP Primary School
- Location
- Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri district, North Bengal
- Snake
- A venomous cobra
- Approximate length
- Four-and-a-half feet
- Duration inside school
- More than two hours
- Rescue group
- Dooars Nature and Snake Lovers Organisation
- Outcome
- The cobra was released into a forest; no one was injured
Sources
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