KARWAR: A family of four who unknowingly travelled in a car with a 10 feet long King Cobra snake had a narrow escape. It was only upon stopping their vehicle at their relative's house did they realise there was a snake with them.
The family who were travelling by car from Ramnagar reached their relative's house in Kumbarwada when a cat there started hovering near their car. When they tried to find out what the matter was, they heard a loud hissing noise emanating from the car and found a king cobra coiled inside.
Local forest officials were then alerted.
The forest staff which arrived at the scene called a snake rescuer who after a long struggle managed to rescue it.
The reptile was released into the forest later.