Snakes on a lane! 100 escaped cobras claim village alleyway

Rattled residents of Foshan, Guangdong Province say an alley wall in their village has become a den to more than 100 escaped cobras, media reported Wednesday.



The 20-centimeter-long Chinese cobras, which were originally bought to make a medicinal wine, arrived in the village about a week ago before getting away from their owner.



The Chinese cobra is among the most venomous snakes in China.



"[The snakes] were confined in my bucket, but somehow they all got out," said the owner surnamed Zhong.



The escaped creatures have since settled in the 150-meter-long wall of a narrow alley in the city's Shunde district.



Villagers have tried to deal with the cobras by sealing the wall's cracks with cement or scattering sulfur in the alley.



Nearly one-third of the snakes have been caught, while around 50 remain at large, according to the report.



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