14 DAY TRIAL // A five-year-old Indian cobra was recently injured by a JCB machine and left with severe wounds to its abdomen.
In any other country, the reptile would have probably been left to die. After all, it's not like snakes are everybody's absolute favorite animals in the whole wide world.
Especially if they happen to be of the venomous kind and so can kill folks with just a well placed bite.
Still, this Indian cobra that was injured by a JCB machine was rushed to the nearest veterinary clinic, where its wounds were patched up.
This was because this species holds a very important place in Indian culture and mythology. Hence, it's no surprise that considerable efforts were made to save the animal's life.
Thus, the people on the construction site where the cobra was injured called five snake catchers, and they in turn captured the snake and rushed it to a vet named Dr. Hemant Jain.
The snake was in poor condition and so it had to be taken to the operating room immediately.
After a 45-minute-long surgery, the animal's abdomen was sewn back using 37 stitches. Apparently, the seriousness of the wound made it necessary to use these many stitches.
Is it expected that the snake will make a full recovery within the next 4-5 days and then be released back into the wild. Hopefully, it has learned to stay away from construction sites.