Thiruvananthapuram:
A 10-feet-long cobra was caught on Saturday from the library of the Kerala Assembly complex by a snake-catcher, after the staff alerted him about the presence of the deadly reptile.
The cobra was caught unharmed by Kerala's popular snake-catcher, Vava Suresh, from under a book stack.
Though the House was in session, legislators had missed sighting the "infiltrator" as the day's business had been concluded by noon yesterday.
According to Mr Suresh, an expert on various types of local snakes, the cobra could have entered the complex through the drainage pipes chasing rats, at least 10 days ago.
The snake and its captor had a 'photo op' with Speaker G Karthikeyan who arrived on the spot to have a look at the uninvited guest that had stealthily made its way into the high security complex.
The library staff said they first came across the skin shed by the cobra. They then informed the Speaker of the matter, who, in turn suggested utilising the services of Suresh to have the entire area searched to find if the snake was still around.