Ho Chi Minh City residents terrified as large snake slithers into home in broad daylight

Ho Chi Minh City residents were shocked when they discovered a large snake crawling into their house in broad daylight. The animal was over a meter long, making many people afraid to approach it.

On the afternoon of August 4, social media shared a video recording the scene of a large snake appearing in a resident's house in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the investigation, the incident happened in the late afternoon of August 3. Photo: Znews.

When Mr. Minh's family, who lives next to the People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot Ward (HCMC), opened the door, they were surprised to discover a large snake measuring a meter long. Photo: Znews.

Because the snake was so large, Minh’s family did not dare to get close. Many people nearby came to see it but kept their distance for fear of being attacked. Photo: Znews.

Then, a man who knew about snakes came to Minh’s house and caught the snake. Seeing the snake coiled up in his hand, many people were scared. Photo: Znews.

According to the man who caught the snake that crawled into the house, it was a radiatus snake ( scientific name Coelognathus radiatus), also known as the dragon snake or striped snake. Photo: Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul.

The King Cobra is a species of snake in the water snake family, distributed from India, Bangladesh to Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Photo: Akrachai Aksornneam.

Being good climbers, the king cobra is often found in plains and midlands, places with lots of trees and bushes... Photo: John Howes.

When fully grown, each individual king cobra can grow up to 2m long. Their notable feature is that they have 3 small black lines from the eyes. Of which, 2 lines run diagonally down to the upper edge and 1 line goes through the temple. Their body has 4 black lines, running from the nape down to more than half of the body with 2 large, continuous middle lines and 2 smaller, broken side lines. Photo: colhk.

Although not venomous, king cobras are quite aggressive. They often raise their heads high, open their mouths wide to threaten enemies and are ready to attack if they feel in danger. Photo: kkchome.

The king cobra's diet mainly consists of mice, lizards, frogs, and sometimes fish and baby birds. Photo: hokoonwong.

Readers are invited to watch the video: Many new species discovered in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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