Thrithala: A cobra was caught from a house that was vacated due to flood. The snake was found at Manniyamperumbalam native Sainaba’s house at midnight on Thursday.
The family shifted to the neighbour's house after the snake was spotted. Snake catcher Kaippuram Abbas arrived in the morning and caught the cobra from amidst the vessels kept on top of the shelf in the kitchen.
The family residing in the house had been staying in a relative’s house for about a week due to the flood havoc. The snake happened to get inside the house floating in the flood water.
A number of snakes were caught from various houses in Thrithala, Pattithara, koodallur, Thiruvegappura, Edappalam and Vilyur regions under the leadership of Kaippuram Abbas.