Man shocked to find cobra near pet dog’s kennel
MIRI: A man is lucky to have escaped what could have been a potentially deadly attack. He was almost bitten by a cobra — an extremely poisonous reptile — while he was feeding his dog at his house yesterday. In the 7.15pm incident at Taman Spring Riam, the 35-year-old found a cobra coiled up at […]
Deadly cobra caught, released
BETONG: A retail shop owner had an early surprised visit from a slithery customer while cleaning up to prepare for business this morning. The frightening snake incident happened at a shop in Empiang, Kampung Engkeranji and firemen from Betong station were promptly alerted of the reptile presence around 7.10am. Upon arriving, the team met with […]
Snake in washing machine gives man a shock
MIRI: A man had a shock late Sunday when he found a cobra curled up in his washing machine. The incident took place at his Kampung Pejuang Kelulit home in Bekenu near here. It was understood that the homeowner saw the cobra inside when he was about to stuff some clothes into the machine. He […]
Slithery visitor removed from house
MIRI: A two-foot-long cobra which appeared in a house in Taman Tunku on Sunday morning (Mar 7) was safely removed by a team of firemen from Miri fire station. The occupants of the house were startled to see the snake and immediately called the firemen for help. The discovery was made around 10am. According to […]
277 snakes encroaching into homes caught from January until December 2020
MIRI: Snakes usually enter areas inhabited by human in search of food and shelter. In 2020, from January until December, a total of 277 snakes comprising various species were caught by Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). “Topping the chart for the most snakes we caught was python followed by venomous species, the cobra,” disclosed […]
Firefighters catch cobra in house
MIRI: A four-foot-long cobra paid an unwelcome visit to a house at Lorong Julau 3, Medical Store Road on Monday (Dec 28). The central fire station despatched firefighters to the scene after receiving a distress call around 8.10am. The team arrived to find the reptile inside a toilet. The firefighters managed to capture the cobra […]
Woman finds unwanted visitor in living room
MIRI: A homeowner at Lorong 3 Spring, Jalan Riam here had a slithery visitor upon her return from work on Thursday evening. Fearing the metre-long snake to be a cobra, she made an emergency call to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) seeking for their assistance to capture the reptile. The 47 year-old woman reportedly found […]
Woman’s quick thinking saves children from cobra attack
MIRI: Two children of a daycare centre were saved from being bitten by a cobra, thanks to the quick thinking of a staff member on Friday (Nov 27). Miri APM officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto said the 45 year-old woman who works at the centre spotted the one-metre-long reptile and immediately called the APM for […]
Close encounter with cobra at home
MIRI: Several items that fell off a rack inside a storage room of a house in Jalan Permaisuri Bandar Baru Permyjaya here led to the discovery of a one-metre long cobra on Friday (Sept 4). According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto, upon seeing several items mysteriously falling off from […]
Venomous snake caught on camera!
MIRI: A cobra slithered its way into a house in Desa Murni Lorong 2C on Tuesday night (September 1). The spine-chilling incident was captured by a security camera at the house. The house owner, a woman in her 30s, was stunned when she checked on the video footage and immediately summoned the Miri Civil Defence […]
