Kollam: A snake catcher was bitten by a cobra while trying to rescue it from an entangled net at Mylapore in Kollam. The snake rescuer Santhosh Kumar known as Thattamala Santhosh sustained snake bite. 

The incident happened at the residence of Mylapore native Ashok on Wednesday around 6 am. Ashok summoned Santhosh to rescue the cobra which was found trapped in the net tied over the fish tank on his premises. It is Santhosh who usually catches snakes in the region. 

The cobra bit Santhosh when he was attempting to cut the net using scissors. Even though he was bitten, Santhosh displayed great composure and he went to hospital only after rescuing the snake and shifting it safely to a plastic bottle.