A rescue worker used a GoPro head camera to record himself catching a king cobra in a family's home.<br /><br />Rescue volunteer Wutthichai Pornpermsuk, 35, was called by terrified residents to the wooden house in Trang, southern Thailand yesterday (March 1) afternoon.<br /><br />The brave reptile expert donned the first person view camera before searching out the 13ft long serpent inside the traditional style, elevated house. <br /><br />GoPro footage shows how he reached into a tiny gap to snare the cobra by the neck, before carrying it down a wooden ladder. <br /><br />Dozens of neighbours were waiting outside to see the snake, one of the deadliest in the world and responsible for thousands of deaths each year.<br /><br />Relieved resident Chanthana Paiboon, 50, whose house was visited by a snake, said she and her son were watching TV when her neighbour told that she had seen the snake slither under the building.<br /><br />She said: "My neighbour saw the snake stretch its body out then enter the house from underneath the elevated floor. <br /><br />''He shouted to me to leave the house then I contacted the rescue team to come down and catch it.<br /><br />"This is the first time a snake came into my house. I was scared but also I'm hoping that it could be a good omen and bring me good luck.''<br /><br />The king cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) is highly venomous and found throughout the forests of India and Southeast Asia.<br /><br />It preys on other snakes and occasionally lizards and rodents. However, the species is known to bite and kill humans when they encounter them due to the strength of their venom.
