India: a schoolgirl sees her backpack moving and discovers... a cobra

In India, a schoolgirl saw her backpack move on its own while she was in class. Once outside, an adult emptied the bag and discovered that a cobra had snuck inside.

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In the Madhya Pradesh region, in Inside , a schoolgirl made a funny discovery. While she was in class on September 22, she noticed that her backpack was moving on its own, when she had only placed her school things in it. In addition to the movements, noises resembling hissing seemed to escape from the bag.

Fortunately, the young girl had the very good reflex to warn her teachers and not to look in the bag herself. As a precaution, the teachers decided to take the bag outside the school before looking at what was inside.

A cobra in the schoolgirl's bag

As seen in a video posted to Twitter, a man took the bag, pulled out the schoolgirl's belongings before shaking the object. Under the frightened gaze of teachers and students, a cobra fell to the ground. The video quickly went viral on social networks as the scene was impressive.

Indeed, the cobra is one of the most dangerous and venomous snakes in the world. It can bite its prey once or several times and it is estimated that a single cobra bite would be able to defeat an Asian elephant. Its highly dangerous venom causes severe pain, blurs vision, and causes dizziness and paralysis. In the most serious cases, the victim falls into a coma and dies of asphyxiation.

Fortunately, in this school, the snake which measured about 1.50 meters went into the bushes without biting anyone. More fear than harm for the schoolgirl who will probably double-check her backpack before taking her to school.