Cobra Found Hiding Among Books in Kerala College Library, Sparks Panic (WATCH)

Panic ensued for students at Victoria College in Kerala's Palakkad after a cobra was discovered hiding among books on a shelf on Thursday. The scary encounter unfolded when students entered the library to collect books and spotted the venomous reptile curled up on a wooden bookshelf. 

Shocked students immediately informed college authorities, who swiftly contacted local snake rescuer and volunteer Anoop for assistance.

கேரளாவில் உள்ள பாலக்காடு விக்டோரியா கல்லூரியின் நூலகத்தில் ஒரு நாகப்பாம்பு காணப்பட்டது, நீண்ட நேரம் போராடி பாம்புப் பிடிப்பாளர் உதவியுடன் அந்த பாம்பை பிடித்து வனப்பகுதியில் விட்டனர் !#keralam #palakkad #collagelibrary #snakecatch #dinakarannewshttps://t.co/RbI7JWpntj pic.twitter.com/xCRP920Yhx

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Responding promptly, Anoop arrived at the college and carried out a careful rescue operation. He gently extracted the cobra from between the books, guided it into a plastic pipe, and safely secured it inside a sack for relocation.

The reptile, measuring approximately four feet in length, was later identified as a cobra. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Students and staff recorded the dramatic rescue, and videos of the operation soon flooded social media platforms. The footage quickly went viral.