Yongren County, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Police officer looking for king cobra
2. Police officer catching cobra
3. Police officer putting cobra into cage
4. King cobra, bird in cage
5. Various of pictures showing police officers measuring cobra
6. Picture of cobra

Police were recently called to help remove a slithery passenger from a minivan as they captured a king cobra in Yongren County of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The owner of the van discovered the snake when he returned from buying a few items at a market. It was coiled under the driver's seat when police arrived. As one officer was about to catch the cobra, it fled to the center console behind the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat and hid under the steering wheel.

The police immediately cleared the area, and devised a plan to catch the snake. Civilian police officers kept an active eye on any danger while the trained officer attempted to catch the snake.

With the use of a snake-catching tong, the officer was able to capture and pull the cobra out of the van.

It was later confirmed by police that the snake was a king cobra measuring 2.8 meters in length and weighing 4.1 kilograms.

The forestry police bureau in Yongren County decided to hand the cobra over to the local wildlife preservation department.