Hanoi police rescue 53 king cobras from car

VIETNAMESE police say have seized 53 king cobras from a car in Hanoi and arrested the driver.

An officer said the live snakes were yesterday taken to a wildlife rescue centre near the capital where they were treated before being released back into the wild.

King cobras are the world’s longest venomous snake, and grow up to 
18 feet long.

The meat of the king cobras is considered a delicacy by some in Vietnam, where hunting and trading the snakes is banned. The snakes are also sometimes preserved in traditional medicines.