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Farmer arrested for killing king cobra

Last Updated 16 September 2012, 17:22 IST

A farmer has been arrested for allegedly killing a 13-foot long king cobra, a rare species of snake protected under the Wildlife Act, in a village near here in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu.

Forest officials on Sunday said Appaya Naicker of K Kammapatti had sighted the cobra in his field while watering plants. When the highly venomous reptile raised its hood, the farmer panicked and tried to back out.

However, the snake tried to bite him, after which he hit it on the head with a spade, killing it on the spot. He later buried it.

Forest officials, who came to know about the incident from locals, exhumed the snake.

They arrested the farmer for killing a rare species of snake and produced him before a court here on Saturday evening which remanded him to judicial custody for 15 days, officials said.

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(Published 16 September 2012, 17:22 IST)

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