APM saves cobra in home garden

MIRI: A one-meter-long cobra was rescued today after being found beneath the ground on the backyard side of a house in Kampung Luak 1. The venomous snake was discovered by the 67-year-old homeowner while gardening. “I was tending to my garden when I noticed something unusual under the ground,” the homeowner recalled. He immediately contacted […]

Dog’s barks lead to cobra sighting under shoe rack

MIRI: Startled by her dog’s persistent barking, a woman was shocked to find a cobra nestled beneath a shoe rack at her house in Grand Park here yesterday. Without wasting time, she quickly alerted the Civil Defence Force (APM) and a three-member team was despatched to the scene around 7.45 pm. On arrival, the 46-year-old […]

APM team successfully captures cobra

SIBU: A four-foot long cobra was found at Rumah Sangan in SK Ulu Sungai Salim. The Civil Defence Force (APM) received a distress call at 3.32pm on Friday (June 9). A team of five APM members quickly responded to the call and successfully captured the cobra, which is estimated to weigh around 500g. The reptile […]

Cobra and dead mouse shock training centre

MIRI: A man and his staff at Trident Training Centre in Jalan Cahaya Lopeng were taken aback when they stumbled upon an unexpected encounter — a cobra and a dead mouse. According to the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) report, the unwelcome visitors were discovered in a classroom at the training centre at 9.31 am […]

Cobra captured in kitchen

MIRI: A housewife in Taman Tunku here alerted the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) after discovering a one-meter-long cobra in her kitchen. A prompt response from a five-member team of MCDF was initiated upon receiving the distressed call on Sunday evening. Upon arriving at the scene around 4.20 pm, the team located the snake hiding […]

Cobra surprises family about to perform morning prayer

MIRI: A family of three were left startled early this morning when they sighted a one-metre-long black cobra in their living room just as they were about to begin the Fajr prayer. The incident took place at Jalan Kampung Pulau Melayu, here. The 28-year-old complainant and his family found the snake hiding behind a cupboard. […]

Surprise Raya visit from a slithery guest

MIRI: A 34-year-old man had a surprise Hari Raya visit from an unwanted guest, a one-metre-long cobra, in the bathroom of his house in Jalan Terusan 8 this morning (Apr 23). It was reported that the man spotted the reptile as he was about to enter the bathroom around 7.30am. Fearing for his safety, he […]

A deadly combination of reptiles – cobra in bedroom, python in library

MIRI: It couldn’t be more frightening than that. Finding a deadly poisonous snake – of all places – in your sleeping room. That’s exactly what a girl came across – a foot-long cobra in her bedroom, and by her bedside at her home in Bandar Baru Permaijaya here last night Fortunately for her, she was […]

Cobra in bathroom caught, released

MIRI: A house owner in Tudan phase 4 on Saturday night found a three-foot long cobra hiding inside his bathroom. The man, in his 30’s was about to take a shower when he noticed the aggressive serpent resting inside the bathroom. He quickly shut the door and grabbed his phone to call firemen for help. […]

Homeowner makes terrifying find under kitchen sink

MIRI: A metre-long (3.3ft) cobra that was taking shelter under a kitchen sink has been caught. The reptile was spotted by the house owner, aged 46, who was about to prepare lunch for her family. Terrified by the discovery, she immediately called up the Civil Defence Force (APM) for help. Four APM personnel rushed to […]