Cobra interrupts England cricket team in Sri Lanka


(MENAFN- Asia Times)

Video showing a cobra interrupting the England cricket team's practice session in Sri Lanka has surfaced on the Internet.

On Monday morning, the snake showed up at the practice facility in Kandy, Sri Lanka, India Today reported. As seen in the footage, groundsmen used pipes and sticks to secure the snake.

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The England team shared the video on their Twitter page, saying a 'surprise visitor' showed up.

In the end, the snake was put in a white sack. According to the Independent , there is no information on what happened to the cobra afterwards.

Some breeds of cobra store enough neurotoxic venom to kill 80 adult humans, but this surprise visitor might have brought the England team good luck. On Wednesday, England beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third One Day International.



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