A dog living in the state of Kerala (India) has been honored as a hero after bravely fighting a cobra to prevent it from crawling into his owner’s house. However, the dog also sacrificed himself after the death battle.
The incident happened at 3 a.m. on Tuesday (March 19) at an apartment in Ernakulam district (Mochi city, Kerala state, India), when the dog Mouli, a Dachshund dog ( long-bodied dog with 4 very short legs) discovered a cobra slithering into his homeowner’s house.

Mouli immediately barked loudly to warn the homeowner. Hearing the barking sound, the dog’s owner, Mr. Nangelil Gangadharan and his wife Vimala, immediately woke up and ran out. Both were horrified to see a large cobra, about 1.5 meters long, crawling towards the house. home.

However, Mr. Gangadharan said the dog Mouli stepped back as if to prevent the couple from getting out, before rushing to attack the cobra. Mr. Gangadharan and his wife immediately called the police for help.

Although the police were also present at the scene, no one could intervene to stop the fierce battle between the dog and the cobra taking place.

After a fight lasting about 30 minutes, Mouli bit the snake to death and protected his two owners. However, Mouli also passed away just 5 minutes after the fight from the bites of the cobra.

Mr. Gangadaran, a retired government official, adopted the dog Mouli when he was just one month old three years ago. Currently, Mr. Gangadharan only lives with his wife Vimala in their apartment and without Mouli’s sacrifice, it is likely that this elderly couple would have been in danger from a poisonous snake.

The story of the dog Mouli immediately spread quickly in the media in India and many people honored this brave dog as a hero and the story once again proved the loyalty of the breed. dog towards his owner.