00:00In the moment, when I agitate him, he's ready to spit.
00:26I don't expect what will happen next.
00:35It's a bit smaller than the first one we released.
00:38It's heavy.
00:41It's faster than the previous one.
00:56I'm not born to be wild.
01:10A Filipino Cobra is swimming peacefully.
01:14It's calm.
01:16It's just enjoying the cold water.
01:21But on land,
01:24attack mode on!
01:26Attack mode on!
01:31Last October,
01:34a Filipino Cobra was found inside a university in Nueva Vizcaya.
01:44In front of the College of Veterinary Medicine,
01:48someone asked for a bag because there's a Filipino Cobra here.
01:53So, in the stockroom of this building,
01:57a Filipino Cobra was found.
02:02How did it get in here?
02:05There!
02:07It fits here because there's a hole in the door and the flooring.
02:13That's why it can get in.
02:15Let's go and see the rescued Filipino Cobra.
02:19So, when you first got it, did you see any wounds?
02:23No.
02:25What did you notice about it?
02:27It was a bit gravid.
02:29Was it defensive?
02:31At first, it wasn't aggressive.
02:33It just raised its hood.
02:37I was told that it's a bit defensive.
02:41It likes to spit, so we'll put on a face shield just to be safe.
02:50Wow! Look at this!
02:54Its hood spread out.
02:58When it came out of the box,
03:04my snake hook was attacked by a Cobra several times.
03:14My camera was blocked.
03:16It wasn't released.
03:19It was attacked by a Venom.
03:29It was attacked by a Venom.
03:38It was aimed at my eye.
03:40At that moment,
03:42when I agitated it,
03:45it was ready to spit.
03:47One-fourth of its body length,
03:50it can raise from the ground.
03:53This is its warning.
03:56It inflates its lungs to make it look bigger.
04:00As a warning again.
04:02This one is not aggressive.
04:05They'll only do this one just to protect themselves.
04:12Unlike other brown Cobra,
04:14this one is darker in color.
04:20This is because of the type of environment where they live.
04:26Its ventral scales are beautiful.
04:30I can't see any scale rots or ectoparasites.
04:36Beautiful!
04:37Beautiful!
04:40But the female Cobra,
04:42was about to be rescued.
04:45When did it lay its eggs?
04:47After 3 months in my care.
04:50What happened to its eggs?
04:52When it laid its eggs,
04:54the shells did not form.
04:57It was almost transparent.
05:00It must have been stressed.
05:02That's why it continued to lay its eggs.
05:07Since the Cobra laid its eggs,
05:10it's ready to release.
05:15I'm here with the Northern Exotic Wildlife Troopers or NEWT.
05:20Their mission is to rescue endangered animals.
05:24The Cobra rescued by NEWT
05:27is fit for release.
05:29But wait, there's one more creature that needs help.
05:33Instead of hunting in the wild,
05:35this young black-shouldered kite
05:38in Nueva Vizcaya
05:40is inside a cage.
05:43Its home was destroyed by a forest fire.
05:47Three of its siblings were rescued,
05:51but one died
05:53while the other was missing.
05:57Today,
05:59I will look at the condition of the rescued bird.
06:05Its beak,
06:07the yellow part,
06:09shows that it's still young.
06:12We will feel its pectoral muscles.
06:17Its pectoral muscles look good.
06:20Okay, let's do the wingspan.
06:264, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
06:31The bird's wings should be complete
06:33and it can fly.
06:35It's time to release it back to the wild.
06:38You can see its wrist area.
06:41There are signs of sores.
06:44Maybe when it flaps its wings,
06:47its wings hit its enclosure.
06:50It gets sores.
06:52It's important for raptors like the black-shouldered kite
06:56to have tight hips and talons.
06:59Because birds have minor injuries,
07:01I will clean it thoroughly
07:04based on my assessment.
07:06The bird is not yet fit for release.
07:09For now, it's being fed
07:11and encouraged by the rescuers of Newt
07:14before it's released.
07:21The cobra rescued by Newt
07:24Good news!
07:27It can now go home to its real home.
07:32We have reached the end of this trail.
07:37Our priority here is that it should be far from humans.
07:43This is where we will release it.
07:48The cobra is now grazing.
07:51Later on...
07:54Instead of being on the ground,
07:57we were surprised to see a cobra on the ground.
08:01It's a cobra.
08:03It's a cobra.
08:05It's a cobra.
08:07It's a cobra.
08:09It's a cobra.
08:11It's a cobra.
08:13It's a cobra.
08:15It's a cobra.
08:17The cobra is now straight into the water.
08:21Here, it is relaxed and gets struck.
08:27It even swims.
08:33Even in the running water,
08:36it will get struck.
08:40When it gets refreshed,
08:42the cobra gets it on the ground.
08:44Here,
08:45it can continue its work as a predator and pest control agent in the wild.
08:59Predators such as cobras and raptors such as black-shouldered kites are important in the wild
09:06because they control the population of small animals and create a balance in the ecosystem.
09:13That's why it's important for them to return to their habitat.
09:17But because they have a high hunting instinct, anyone who rescues them should be careful.
09:24Wildlife rescues are dangerous.
09:27That's why I taught the young members of N.E.W.T. the safe handling of wild animals.
09:34The snakehook can be improvised.
09:37It can be a chameleon.
09:44In rescuing wildlife, it's important to have enough knowledge
09:49because no life should be put in danger,
09:53even if it's just a few people.
10:03On the 11th of June this year,
10:06the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission or PAOCC was established.
10:11It's a rescue operation for animals trapped in illegal cages.
10:19The Philippine Animal Welfare Society is also involved
10:22in examining the health of some of the dogs inside the compound.
10:28This dog was found abandoned inside the facility.
10:33Some of the dogs were also rescued and were locked inside some houses.
10:42We're continuing the implementation of the search warrant
10:45here at the Pogo Hub in Porac, Campanga.
10:49This dog is a bit expensive.
10:52It's a macaw.
10:53We found two of them inside a cage.
10:56We're coordinating this with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
11:03Some of the animals are not in good condition inside the Pogo Hub.
11:07Some of them were left under the sun.
11:12They're not in places where they should be given proper attention.
11:18I don't think they've been fed for the past few days.
11:21They haven't been discovered yet.
11:23Aside from the birds and dogs found inside the Pogo Hub,
11:27they're still looking for other animals that were also found inside the compound.
11:34We were told that there's a chimpanzee or a monkey.
11:38I haven't seen it yet, but we'll verify it.
11:41According to the POCC,
11:43on June 13, the two macaws were surrendered to the D.N.R. Pampanga.
11:51The rescued animals need immediate care.
11:56Fortunately, they were rescued from the abandoned compound.
12:01Now, they'll be given a chance to be rescued.
12:09The Philippine Cobra is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world.
12:20Anyone who touches it can die within 30 minutes.
12:31The Philippine Cobra is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world.
12:36Anyone who touches it can die within 30 minutes.
12:46The 57-year-old father, Ricardo, lives in the compound.
12:51Last month, he didn't expect that he would also face a crisis in his life.
13:01I'm very worried about you.
13:03You're the one who died.
13:05How did the snake attack you?
13:08It bit me.
13:10It didn't notice that there's a hole there.
13:13They already set up their equipment,
13:15and half of it was already bitten.
13:18The hole in the snake's body was watered.
13:22When it came out, it bit our father's foot.
13:25When it bit him, it didn't notice that he was bitten.
13:29The brothers, Richard and Rex, brought their father to the alveolarium.
13:34Last month, it bit him.
13:38It didn't bite his foot.
13:41It bit the thick part of his foot.
13:46This is not the first time that Ricardo's father was bitten by a snake.
13:51In 2004, he was also bitten, but he was saved.
13:57Maybe 20 years ago, he only got a few dry bites.
14:02But this time, he only got one or a few drops.
14:05He didn't get the full potential.
14:08The residents immediately caught the cobra that bit Ricardo's father.
14:14The cobra is in the care of the DNR Nueva Ecija.
14:19Since 2005, there have been 200 to 300 deaths
14:24due to the bite of the Philippine cobra,
14:27according to the World Health Organization.
14:31Most of them work in the rice fields.
14:34We went to the rice fields where Ricardo's father was bitten.
14:39If we see a hole there, there's a big chance that we'll get bitten.
14:50We discovered why the cobra becomes aggressive.
14:54There, in that place, there are people who told us
14:58that they dug a hole where the cobra that bit Ricardo's father came from.
15:09They caught some eggs.
15:11We don't know what happened to the eggs.
15:14Only to find out that today, when we came back here,
15:17some of the eggs are still here.
15:19So today, there are several eggs in a clutch.
15:25They are more protective and more aggressive
15:28if there are eggs being watched by the cobra.
15:32This Philippine cobra was called by a resident of the DNR Accredited Rescuer, Gernie.
15:43He was able to rescue at least 10 snakes every month.
15:53Where did you get this?
15:54I rescued this yesterday in Nueva Ecija.
15:58I rescued this yesterday in Nueva Ecija.
16:01Does this have a companion?
16:02Yes, this is the mother.
16:04Those are her eggs.
16:07Cobra that have eggs are more aggressive,
16:10especially if their eggs are being watched.
16:14Because the cobra are sharp and unharmed,
16:17they can be brought back to the wild.
16:21The cobra, even though they are old,
16:23serve as food for pests in the wild,
16:26such as rats.
16:29If they are not threatened,
16:30the cobra do not attack people or other predators.
16:36We have identified an area where we release snakes like this
16:43in the watershed area of Pantabangan.
16:47That is where we found an area where we can release them.
17:11It can easily hide in the ground.
17:14Why?
17:15Is it because you can't see it?
17:27I found you.
17:30I got you.
17:32Yes.
17:37It is also long.
17:39Look at its legs.
17:42Look at that.
17:43Look at how muscular and robust its body is.
17:51It is just a bit smaller than the first one we released.
17:54It is heavy.
17:57It is huge.
18:00I estimate that it is around 4 feet long.
18:06The eggs are slightly lighter colored than the first snake we caught.
18:12It is more slender, more agile,
18:15and it also has a more ferocious look.
18:19Earlier, when I caught the snake,
18:22I saw that it sprayed.
18:25I thought it wouldn't reach me,
18:27but upon close examination of my face shield,
18:31I saw that there are sprays here.
18:33It's from the outside.
18:34There are so many.
18:35So, it's a good thing that I was wearing this.
18:41What happened to Ricardo is not a coincidence.
18:45Because of God's will,
18:47his family accepted what happened.
18:50It is our father's will.
18:53When he was released,
18:55he told us not to touch the snake,
18:57not to catch it,
18:58and not to hurt it.
19:04Every life is important,
19:06whether it is a human or an animal.
19:09It is just the same.
19:11It should be protected.
19:15And we repeatedly remind you,
19:17if a snake bites you,
19:19immediately go to the nearest hospital.
19:25Balance in nature is important.
19:30Every species plays a role in the ecosystem.
19:35And if one disappears,
19:38others will be affected.
19:42There is no reason for nature,
19:44Doc Ferds Resho,
19:46Doc Nielsen Donato,
19:48Born To Be Wild.
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