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Dong naiThe 21 kg king cobra was released into the wild by rangers after being captured from the man being transported down the road.
The snake was released in the forest of the Dong Nai Cultural Nature Reserve on the morning of December 29. “The snake has been checked by wildlife conservation experts, it is completely healthy,” said Nguyen Hoang Hao, director of the Nature Reserve, saying that this snake is often found in the southeast. .
Three days ago, the Vinh Cuu district police checked the foam container carried by Tran Van Binh (30 years old, in the Trang Bom district) in the Vinh Tan commune, and discovered a king cobra about 4 m long .
This person claimed to have received a contracted transport from Trang Bom district to Vinh Cuu district with a salary of 200,000 VND. Binh is in custody for investigation.
The king cobra has the scientific name Ophiophagus hannah, belonging to the Elapidae family (cobra family) distributed mainly in tropical forests from India to Southeast Asia. This venomous snake is in danger of extinction on the IUCN Red List, which is very small in nature due to illegal hunting and trade.
Phuoc Tuan