Pacitan Firefighters Evacuate King Cobra From Residents' Houses

PACITAN - The Pacitan Regency Fire Department, East Java, evacuated a kingCobra (Ophiophagus hannah) venomous snake from the house of a resident in Sukoharjo Village, Pacitan District.

"When he was caught, this snake vomited 'lowo' (bargoat) which he had just swallowed. Evacuation did not have much trouble because the cobra king was in a stationary, immobile (giant) position," said Head of the Pacitan Regency Satpol PP Fire Department, Sugito, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 31.

The venomous snake with a length of about 3.5 meters and a body circumference the size of an adult male arm is thought to have come from the rice fields.

After being arrested, King Cobra was evacuated to a temporary shelter at the Pacitan Damkar office.

"The third case of King Cobra snakes entering this residential area in the past month," he said.

The first case was reported in the Mentoro area, Sirnoboyo, and finally in Sukoharjo Village, Pacitan District.

"If it's another type of snake, it's more than 10 times but it's not dangerous," he said.

The last King Cobra snake case occurred at Pamuji's house. As a result, the story of Sugito repeating residents' reports, the king Cobra was found to be in Pamuji's house on Tuesday (30/5) night at around 22.00 WIB.

Pamuji only found out after returning from the family event with his wife and children.

"We urge residents to remain careful. Moreover, residents whose houses are around rice fields. In these days cobras often appear in Pacitan," said Sugito.