India, July 8 -- A forest officer who was recently filmed fearlessly rescuing an 18-foot king cobra in Kerala has said that it was her dream to rescue the reptile and it took her only minutes to achieve the brave feat.

In the daring video, Forest Beat Officer G S Roshni was seen picking the enormous snake, known to be one of the most venomous reptiles on the planet, with a snake-catching stick out of a stream in the Paruthipalli Range. Talking to Manorama News, the brave officer opened up about the rescue that earned her widespread praise online.

"It was my dream to rescue a king cobra. All snake rescuers are interested in this. King Cobras are far and few in Thiruvanthapuram district, it is a shy variety of snake. It is usually not int...