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Mysuru Zoo: Jaguar and snake fight to the death

Last Updated 16 December 2018, 19:48 IST

A 13-year-old jaguar, Raja, and a snake died in Mysuru Zoo, after the animals indulged in a brief fight.

The snake, which strayed into the zoo, entered Raja’s enclosure and a fight ensued between them.

While Raja killed the snake by biting it, the jaguar died of snake venom.

According to Zoo Executive Director Ajit Kulkarni,the jaguar died in spite of treatment.

Raja was brought from a zoo in Delhi in 2006.

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(Published 29 October 2018, 17:45 IST)

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