28 cobras killed

Twenty-eight cobras were killed at a house of Sido Pradanian at village Char Mukandi under Mallah upazila on Friday. Locals said, housewife Fatema Khatoon first saw a snake while it was attacking a poultry bird on the day. As she raised a hue and cry, the neighbours came to her help. The villagers followed the snake and saw it entering a hole in the house. They then dug the earth and killed all the 28 cobras in the hole.