BALING, Nov. 20 -- A woman in her seventies had a terrifying morning surprise when she opened her toilet door to find a nearly five-metre-long king cobra coiled inside her home in Kampung Ketembar.

The woman, who lives with her two grandchildren, immediately called her son for help, who then contacted the fire department.

Baling Fire and Rescue Station chief Assistant Fire Superintendent Zulkhairi Mat Tanjil said firefighters faced a challenging 30-minute battle to capture the massive reptile, which was believed to have entered through an uncovered bathroom pipe, Berita Harian reported.

"The firefighters took about 30 minutes to capture the snake because it was quite aggressive and reared its body up to about one metre," he said.

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