Cobras, erect and hooded, are easily recognisable snakes. Subscribe to Our World: https://bit.ly/3xnPuGL

Yet our fear and fascination of these reptiles lies mainly in myth and misunderstanding. This film is an enlightening emotional journey which helps us to understand how cobras behave, why they are worshipped, how they see their world and how they help to rid countries such as Sri Lanka of their devastating rat population.

This film was first broadcast: 1999

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