A good samaritan helped a young king cobra get a new lease of life.<br /><br />A resident of Odisha, Subhakant Pattnaik, was driving along a highway in Bauda district in eastern India when he spotted a snake crossing the road. <br /><br />He drove ahead and asked a heavy truck to stop and let the king cobra pass safely. <br /><br />However, instead of going about its way, the snake decided to take refuge under the heavy vehicle. <br /><br />Subhakanta persuaded the terrified truck driver to stay put and tried to drive the snake out by sprinkling water. <br /><br />While the water made the snake to come out from its hiding place under the truck, it then lay limply between the tires. <br /><br />To make the snake go away, Subhakant took a branch and prodded the snake, which finally moved into an adjoining field and disappeared. <br /><br />Subhendu Mallik, founder of Snake Helpline said: "It was a juvenile snake of about 6 feet length, which can grow up to 6 metres.''<br /><br />''If Subhakanta did not stop the heavy vehicle on time, the snake would have been dead now.''
