Double Bummer

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a wild cobra slithered into a Leo enclosure in an Indian zoo and the two beaut's got into a tangle and both succumbed to their wounds. i'm actually surprised that this doesn't happen more often now that i think of it. what are u supposed to do in this situation? seal off everything? tranquilize ASAP before they get into the scuffle?

story: http://www.newindianexpress.com/stat...o-1891759.html

Jaguar dies after fight with cobra in Mysuru Zoo

MYSURU: A jaguar at Mysuru Zoo died of snakebite following a fight with the reptile on Sunday. The cobra died soon after the fight broke out at the free roaming area of the big cat.According to zoo executive director Ajit Kulkarni, who announced the news to the media on Monday, “The jaguar, named Raja and aged 14, had suffered multiple bites on its face and other parts of the body. It was being treated at the hospital within the precincts of the zoo, but the animal did not survive.

“The fight was noticed in the afternoon. The animal handlers had to wait for sometime, before making a bid to rescue the big cat. The visitors at the menagerie also witnessed the fight. While the reptile died on the spot, the big cat was rushed to the hospital.” The official also clarified that the snake may have slithered into the zoo from outside.

also here: https://starofmysore.com/jaguar-cobr...at-mysuru-zoo/

Jaguar-Cobra Fight To Death At Mysuru Zoo

Mysuru: In a rare incident, a cobra that strayed into the Mysuru Zoo was bitten by a jaguar yesterday afternoon and the cobra in turn bit the jaguar. Later, the reptile died due to bite injuries and the feline died due to snake venom. The jaguar was one among the two jaguars sheltered in the Zoo.

According to Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni, the 13-year-old Jaguar, named as Raja, was in its open enclosure when a cobra sneaked into the enclosure at about 1.30 pm. As soon as Raja saw the cobra inside its enclosure, it pounced on it and bit it and in retaliation, the cobra bit Raja back.

The fight continued for about 15 minutes and the animal keepers rushed to Raja’s enclosure and separated them. But Raja had already killed the cobra and in the process, had taken a few cobra bites.

Realising that the snake venom would soon start to take its effect, animal keepers and Zoo authorities rushed Raja to the Zoo Hospital but the feline died at about 3.15 pm, the Executive Director said. “We removed the cobra from the feline’s mouth and started treatment immediately. But the jaguar didn’t respond to the treatment and died,” Kulkarni said.

The Zoo staff actually spotted the cobra entering into the jaguar’s enclosure. “Before our workers could enter the enclosure, Raja bit the cobra and it retaliated,” he added.

He further said that it was not possible to stop snakes from moving around inside the Zoo. “Such incidents have occurred in the Zoo earlier and this is for the first time that a jaguar was involved,” he said. Born in 2005 in Delhi, Raja was brought to Mysuru Zoo in 2006 and housed with another jaguar Poojari, a loner now.

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Oh that is sad... Very hard (if not impossible) to prevent with so much ground to cover & only so many on staff.