Bantwal, Aug 08, 2015: A 13 feet long King Cobra which was spotted in the arecanut farm of Congress leader K Harikrishna Bantwal at Kayarmar in Amtady village of Bantwal taluk on August 7, Friday was trapped by snake enthusiast Kiran Pinto Vogga with the help of local forest officials.
The King Cobra was later released in the thick forests of Shiradi Ghat area.
Range Forest Officer Subrahmanya Rao, Deputy Range Forest Officer Seetaram Shetty and Forest Guard Shivalinga Swamy were part of the operation.