YOUR PET DOG CAN SAVE YOU FROM SNAKES
In India there's a saying "साँप किसी का नही होता " i.e. a snake will bite you even if you feed it daily . Between there is also a scientific view that pet snakes do not recognise you as your cat/dog does.
Dogs are one of the best pet animal we humans have been keeping since ancient time . It was used to protect our herds of sheep's /goats / cows buffaloes from wolves etc and in modern times protects our home and country also (they can sniff bombs , isn't it?) . Dogs (evens all pet animals in general ) help us relieve our mental stresses .
Dogs are the best honest animals to the most dishonest creature on the planet , that's us , we humans !! Below are just two of the many incidents in which dogs save their owner from poisonous snakes :
ERNAKULAM district , KERELA
Mr Gangadharan , a retired govt. Officer used to live with his wife . They had adopted a dog three years ago ,who was of dash breed , named Mouli.
One day , their dog was barking unusually loud inside the room .When the couple opened the door to inquire the reason of his barking , Mouli ran out of the house and pounced on the snake . The fight went for about half an hour . The brave dog was able to kill the 5ft long cobra but he too succumbed to the poison of the reptile, three minutes after the battle was over.
(This article was published in India today )
BHUBANESWAR , ORISSA
Mr Raita lived in Sebekpur village , Bhubaneswar .The area is located on a foothill , surrounded with dense shrubs and often wild animals and reptiles sneek into animal shreds and in human houses . That's why he had adopted a pet Doberman for his and his family's safety. There were 8 members in his family.
One night , four snakes tried to intrude his house but due to the alertness of the dog ,who was guarding their house, were stopped . A fierce battle followed after that in which the Doberman was able to kill all the cobra snakes but himself succumbed after few minutes due to the poison of the reptiles . The owner , who had adopted this dog couple of months before, emotionally said he was really moved by the incident .The dog had sacrificed himself to save his owner & family. He further added that he and his family will also remember the dog for saving their lives throughout their lifetime !!
When this news broke out ,hundreds of people from surrounding villages came and laid flowers on the brave dog. Later on he was given a funeral procession before being buried.
(This article was published in Deccan Chronicle)
The above are just two of the numerous incidents in which dogs/cats have saved their owners from this poisonous reptile. And not in all the cases the pets have died .I actually came across these two articles ,in which sadly ,they have succumbed to the poison of cobras by saving their owners. Many others are still alive. Between ,the cobras are responsible for 10,000 human deaths in India / year .
So if you have pet , you may save your self from these reptiles .Dogs are very intelligent animals and they can smell from quiet a long distant ,the incoming danger . Scientifically , a dog's smelling sense is about 4000 times stronger than humans !!
Some would say that they don't have money to buy high breed dogs. Well in that case you can adopt a stray puppy and vaccinate him . This is also a good option .Even I don't have money but I have adopted a street dog . He is 3 years old now and is very active . A dog will also guard you and your family against thrives/robbers ,isn't it ?
Be it any animal ,don't hurt them un necessarily . Be a good human and not an animal .
In India there's a saying "साँप किसी का नही होता " i.e. a snake will bite you even if you feed it daily . Between there is also a scientific view that pet snakes do not recognise you as your cat/dog does.
Dogs are one of the best pet animal we humans have been keeping since ancient time . It was used to protect our herds of sheep's /goats / cows buffaloes from wolves etc and in modern times protects our home and country also (they can sniff bombs , isn't it?) . Dogs (evens all pet animals in general ) help us relieve our mental stresses .
Dogs are the best honest animals to the most dishonest creature on the planet , that's us , we humans !! Below are just two of the many incidents in which dogs save their owner from poisonous snakes :
ERNAKULAM district , KERELA
Mr Gangadharan , a retired govt. Officer used to live with his wife . They had adopted a dog three years ago ,who was of dash breed , named Mouli.
One day , their dog was barking unusually loud inside the room .When the couple opened the door to inquire the reason of his barking , Mouli ran out of the house and pounced on the snake . The fight went for about half an hour . The brave dog was able to kill the 5ft long cobra but he too succumbed to the poison of the reptile, three minutes after the battle was over.
(This article was published in India today )
BHUBANESWAR , ORISSA
Mr Raita lived in Sebekpur village , Bhubaneswar .The area is located on a foothill , surrounded with dense shrubs and often wild animals and reptiles sneek into animal shreds and in human houses . That's why he had adopted a pet Doberman for his and his family's safety. There were 8 members in his family.
One night , four snakes tried to intrude his house but due to the alertness of the dog ,who was guarding their house, were stopped . A fierce battle followed after that in which the Doberman was able to kill all the cobra snakes but himself succumbed after few minutes due to the poison of the reptiles . The owner , who had adopted this dog couple of months before, emotionally said he was really moved by the incident .The dog had sacrificed himself to save his owner & family. He further added that he and his family will also remember the dog for saving their lives throughout their lifetime !!
When this news broke out ,hundreds of people from surrounding villages came and laid flowers on the brave dog. Later on he was given a funeral procession before being buried.
(This article was published in Deccan Chronicle)
The above are just two of the numerous incidents in which dogs/cats have saved their owners from this poisonous reptile. And not in all the cases the pets have died .I actually came across these two articles ,in which sadly ,they have succumbed to the poison of cobras by saving their owners. Many others are still alive. Between ,the cobras are responsible for 10,000 human deaths in India / year .
So if you have pet , you may save your self from these reptiles .Dogs are very intelligent animals and they can smell from quiet a long distant ,the incoming danger . Scientifically , a dog's smelling sense is about 4000 times stronger than humans !!
Some would say that they don't have money to buy high breed dogs. Well in that case you can adopt a stray puppy and vaccinate him . This is also a good option .Even I don't have money but I have adopted a street dog . He is 3 years old now and is very active . A dog will also guard you and your family against thrives/robbers ,isn't it ?
Be it any animal ,don't hurt them un necessarily . Be a good human and not an animal .
