18 cobras discovered in Kannauj house

KANPUR: In a bizarre incident, around 18 big and small cobra snakes were found in a house in Dadhiyan village in Tirwa area of Kannauj district. Soon, rumours were rife that a 'Nagmani' and a large treasure haul were recovered from the house.
As soon as the news spread, the locals thronged the house belonging to a woman Meera, and hired snake charmers to trap the reptiles and unearth the hidden treasure.The scared family members were forced to take shelter at a neighbour's house.
The local sources informed that Meera, a widow, while attending household chores, came across a pair of cobra snakes in her house on Sunday and raised an alarm. "The neighbours, with the help of snake charmers, managed to trap both the snakes from the house and released them at the nearby forest cover. But that was the not the end of it. A few hours later, She found more snakes in the house. The snake charmers were called again, and they searched the house to find 16 big and small cobras all over the house", said Nitin, Meera's neighbour.
He said while the terrified family ran away from their house and took shelter at the neighbour's house, rumours soon spread of 'Nagmani' and hidden treasure buried in Meera's house.