This huge king cobra was caught while swallowing the monitor lizard in a woman's front yard.<br /><br />Anantaya Polbamrungwong returned to her house and heard a dog barking at the enormous serpent in Krabi southern Thailand on Saturday, July 27.<br /><br />The 16ft long reptile had a huge bulge in its tummy where it had swallowed the lizard. <br /><br />Anantaya was shocked by the size of the 28lb monster king cobra and called the rescue team for help.<br /><br />Officers arrived with snake catching tools and filmed the beast being stuffed into a bag. Due to the size, they believe the king cobra was around eight-years-old and had prayed on many large creatures.<br /><br />Anantaya said: "I heard my dog barking loudly and I thought my house had been burgled. But it was this huge king cobra.<br /><br />"I have never seen a snake this big before and he was eating a huge monitor lizard as well."<br /><br />The rescue workers released the serpent several miles away. <br /><br />One snake handler said: ''This king cobra will be released back to the wild far from here as it might cause fear around the neighborhood or eat the local pets."
