Again I encountered a cobra!

OMG! I do not know what I would do if I saw a cobra - let alone had one in my house!! I cannot believe you didn't have the heart to kill it! yikes! I do not kill snakes that are not poisonous as they pose no danger to me or my children. Plus they eat other annoying critters, like rats! So there is some benefit.. but I have no hesitation at all killing a poisonous snake!! But I hit it in the head - then cut the head off. If the head is not detached I always assume it's still alive. I have seen most kinds of poisonous snakes we have here in the US and had no fear, caution - but no fear! But a cobra!! wow... glad you are okay!!

You lost me at Cobra. I don't do snakes, sorry.

I would hate to have to kill them too but, hey, a cobra can bite pretty good can't they. I am so mezmerized by the guys that play the flutey thing and make the cobra dance. Oh my goodness. I don't want to be that close to one. I saw a black snake in the grass as I came out of a restroom at a stop off when I was traveling down south some years ago and I nearly lost my voice screaming. It was just a small water snake and I felt silly. They do scare me terribly though. I don't see them where I live. Thank goodness.

Oh my! You are very brave! I didn't know cobras were found in China. India yes, but China too? I live in the middle of America in a rural area. When I was a child my father would take me on hikes in the woods and help me learn all the plants and animals. I knew how to identify poisonous from non poisonous snakes early in life. I used to gather little 'garden snakes' in the spring and put them in a gunny sack for keepsakes. Needless to say, my mother did not like that. One day when I was about ten, a snake called a 'blue racer' chased me. They move fast! And so did I. Another time I was camping with my mother and step father at about age 12, I awoke to a feeling of pressure on my legs. There was a large 'black snake' about five foot long laid across my legs quietly. I spoke loudly to wake my mother, she came to my side and screamed and the snake move off me and left. As an adult, I've found venemous copperhead snakes in my washer, under my daughters bed and on my front porch. I did not try to remove them, I let my husband do that! I once stepped right over a diamond back rattler while hiking along a dry creek bed. It was between two rocks. My son in law and daughter were about six feet behind me and cried out for me to stop! But I had already stepped over it and moved on. It was sounding its warning after they yelled. I did get a bit worried over that one, as I never even saw it there. I do not try to kill venemous snakes as I am worried about loosing the battle. But I am not afraid of non venemous snakes. My second son had a boa and I used to handle it a lot. I am glad you won over the cobra!

Oh my six Second time and thankfully you are okay. Wow try what ever you do not see a third, oh my goodness, I think if I encountered one I would be eaten alive. lol I think it has to do with you working in the fields that you are able to think smartly in a situation as this. I would not want to confront, kill and or be in front of one ever. Too scared.

Very frightening. I don't want to encounter any kind of snakes. I am still lucky I haven't seen or encountered one. I don't know what to do if ever, I will surely die if I will see one.

It would be bad enough to encounter one outside, but in your kitchen??? That would be scary! I hope that you don't have that happen again. I wouldn't want to run into one anywhere. Not so much that I'm worried about bites, but I just don't like snakes in general no matter how small they are. Have a great weekend!!!

Why did you hit that small snake? Okay it can kill you but there are special tools to capture a snake. Buy something like that, because now you can be convicted for hurting an animal! And yes you can go to jail for that! If you encounter a snake, try to catch it in a safe way and release it somewhere else safely. That's the best thing you can do for yourself and the snake.

It was a near thing!Fortunately,your wife was not at home,or else she was terribly frightened for sure.I have never encountered a cobra in person and have seen it on Tv before.Its neck can expand several times thicker than usual when It is infuriated.It is a sort of frightful poisonous snake.

That would be very scary. I'm glad that you didn't get bit.It seems like you handled it good since you were able to get it out of your house. I'm glad that cobra snakes are nowhere in the stater where I live.Snakes rarely get in peoples houses too. My sister had lots of snakes get in a house she had one time which was scary. Her daughter had to stay at my house until they got all of the snakes out of her house.

You are very lucky because the cobra do not attack you.You must carefully where you are stepped next time

I am frightened of any kind of snake whether it bite me or not.You are blave enough.

In my native culture men are not allowed to scream, but immediately I see a snake which are the small black one's I just forget the culture and run away shouting like a little baby. I hate snakes and the way I continue hating them the more I encounter with them.

I'm not a snake fan, but I wouldn't want to harm them. I would probably freak out if I saw a cobra, I've only ever seen them at zoos. I've had experience with rattle snakes, copper heads, coral snakes, and water moccasins, which I guess could be close to a cobra (seeing as they're all poisonous and can kill you and cause tissue damage). You're lucky you didn't get bit. Young venomous snakes often excrete too much venom because they don't know any better. You could have ended up in the hospital for quite some time. I'm all creeped out thinking about this now. I don't know how I'll sleep tonight :x

We are all very glad you didn't have a deadly encounter with it! I do not like snakes....I probably wouldn't kill it either....but I would be more afraid of him then he was of me!

I'm curilus. Why did you end your naration with "Thank God, and thank Cobras." I understand thanking God, but why thank cobras. Were you thanking them for not biting you, or is this just an Indian expression?

Wow Oldsix. I'm glad you're okay. I can understand you're not wanting to kill it. But sometimes you have to do what you must do. I live in a place where bugs visit and I hate to harm them too.

Those who have experienced living in forest are will just smile to read this. In summer season its natural that the snakes creep inside homes, seeking perhaps something cool. We find them coiled under the bed They crawl up even to the attic to catch insects and rats, People leave them aloof until it does its work and it gets out. But it is also common that people leave free the snakes to get out by hissing. yes there are quite a lot who kill the snake for the fear that at any time one may stumble upon a snake and get into trouble. Those who have highest regard for the snakes and those who care for echo balance may not harm the snakes. Whether to kill the snake or not? There is no dogma. But one has to safeguard his safety.

Wow! that is incredible! i scream when a little spider walks across the room! What a fantasticly scary thing to happen. in the UK the worst thing would be a wasp sting. where are you living that a cobra can come in your kitchen? i think instead of a dog or cat you might want a mongoose!

Oh my gosh....Congrats for being calm enough to handle the situation so well. Yikes I can't begin to imagine how it would feel to see a cobra in my kitchen!! I don't like seeing a fly in my kitchen. I am so glad you are ok...and good thinking