KOTTAYAM: Sujith, a native of Arpukara, travelled with his family without knowing that a king cobra was hiding in his car. The 'guest' who came from the Nilambur forest had been hiding in the car for a month.
A month ago, Sujith and his friends went to Nilambur for work. The work was in the area adjacent to the forest. When he was about to return after work, he saw the king cobra in the vicinity of the car, which disappeared later. He returned after a thorough check to see if the snake had entered the car.
A week ago, while washing the car, Sujith noticed a snake's skin inside the car. Knowing that the snake was still in the car, Sujith sought snake catcher Vava Suresh's help. Then Vava arrived and on inspection informed that the snake droppings seen nearby is only an hour old. But Vava could not find the snake after inspecting the surroundings for hours.
Finally, the snake's tail was noticed nearby the house. After covering it with a net, the forest department was informed. After that, Abeesh, a snake catcher from the forest department, arrived and caught the snake, to the relief of Sujith and the locals.