But that wasn’t the only danger they faced. As terrifying as it was to be abandoned in a dark, muddy pit, the situation took an even more shocking turn. The puppies weren’t alone down there. Sharing the confined space with them was a large and extremely venomous king cobra—one of the most feared snakes in the world.
This story sounds like something straight out of a dramatic movie script, and yet it happened in real life. A situation so improbable, so full of tension and suspense, it seems hard to believe at first. For the rescue team in India who eventually arrived on the scene, it must have felt like stepping into a live-action thriller.
The king cobra is no ordinary snake. Its venom is powerful enough to kill a full-grown elephant, and just one bite could have ended the lives of
