Are cobras enemies or helpers of farmers? | Born to be Wild
Aired (October 8, 2023): Join Doc Nielsen Donato as he visits a farm in Tarlac, where he discovered if cobras are enemies or helpers in rice fields. Watch this video.
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00:00 In a town in Tarlac, the farmer's friend is a cobra
00:10 fighting the deadly pest of the wild boar.
00:13 The farmer's friend is a pass.
00:15 Of course, if you're really scared, you'll leave him.
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00:29 The sun is hot in this farm.
00:44 The cobra is looking for food.
00:49 He's quietly targeting the crops in the field.
00:57 On the other side of the field,
01:05 his neighbor Asian Swamp Eel is there.
01:12 To cool down,
01:14 the cobra is looking for a place to hide.
01:19 He's using his sharp breath
01:23 to slowly dig the ground.
01:28 The ground is now soft because of the water in the rice.
01:35 Because of the cobra's hole, the water in the rice is drying up
01:41 and there's nothing left in the fields.
01:44 That's why the cobra is a headache for the farmers.
01:49 They're doing a lot of pest.
01:59 You can see it here, it was caught here in this field.
02:02 When it dries up, it's filled with water
02:05 for the newly planted rice.
02:10 Because when the rice is young,
02:12 it has a high requirement for water.
02:15 But when it's empty, the water will leak.
02:19 Cobra and Cuet,
02:21 both residents of Mang Angelo's farm.
02:27 At first, he admitted that he was feeding the cobra.
02:32 Until he discovered that it's not the enemy.
02:38 You can see the cobra eating the rice.
02:45 We don't have a problem with that.
02:48 When we see it, we just avoid it.
02:50 Cobra is said to favor eating the rice.
02:57 In terms of rice, how much rice is good?
03:01 If it's affected by Cuet, how much is reduced?
03:07 In dry season, if you can harvest 100%,
03:14 maybe 80% or 70%.
03:18 Wow, 20% to 30%?
03:20 Yes.
03:21 If Mang Angelo were to ask,
03:24 he would rather keep the cobra in his farm
03:28 than Cuet and other pests in the area.
03:32 So, you can say that the farmers are more friendly?
03:35 Yes, the farmers are more friendly.
03:38 Of course, if you're really afraid, you can leave it.
03:43 Who has a worse effect on your livelihood as a farmer?
03:48 The Cuet.
03:49 The problem with Cuet is that when it rains,
03:54 we don't have a problem.
03:56 When it's hot, in dry season,
04:00 we have a problem because it's making holes
04:04 in the water in our fields.
04:06 If Mang Angelo were to farm the cobra,
04:11 it's not for others.
04:15 In the middle of our documentary,
04:19 a resident called us.
04:21 There are two. I didn't get the other one.
04:24 Cobra, where did you see it?
04:26 It's dead.
04:28 The snake that was killed is a brown rat snake.
04:32 It's a waste. It's already big.
04:36 It would have helped the farmers
04:39 to reduce the population of the local fish.
04:44 It's rare to see a brown rat snake this big.
04:48 The Philippine cobra is not far from the brown rat snake.
04:54 I was feeding the chickens.
04:57 I didn't know that I was already on the side of the road.
05:03 I was surprised.
05:06 It was moving.
05:07 It's head was raised.
05:10 I was shooting the chickens
05:14 because I was feeding the chickens.
05:16 It was running out.
05:17 Ronaldo, it's not a pest.
05:21 It helps us to reduce the population of the local fish.
05:27 You can see that its head is sharp.
05:30 It's like a knife.
05:31 The Philippine cobra has a wide head.
05:35 Brown rat snake, just be a fertilizer.
05:40 So that you can be more nervous.
05:42 The cobra is a pest that can be eaten.
05:58 But even if they are enemies,
06:02 it has nothing to do with humans.
06:06 Two Philippine cobras were caught.
06:10 Their mouths were shut because of these snakes.
06:16 I don't know where and who brought the snakes to the rescue center.
06:24 I'm sorry, it experienced a severe abuse.
06:31 The snakes were abused.
06:35 Oh my God, look at that.
06:37 It's really seen.
06:39 The thread used to tie the snake was a needle.
06:43 I know that the thread used to tie the snake was a needle.
06:47 Two strands of thread were used.
06:50 Because when I cut it,
06:52 it was not one needle but two needles.
06:55 It means that you are tying a snake with a thread
06:58 and you are tying a snake with a thread that is two strands.
07:02 If these cobras can speak,
07:05 they might be able to tell the pain they experienced.
07:11 So cruel, how can somebody do this one?
07:17 So that it can play with the snake.
07:20 The thread was so tight that it was almost torn.
07:23 It's so painful.
07:25 When I opened the cobra's mouth,
07:34 it was not just tied,
07:37 the thread was also removed.
07:39 It was so cruel.
07:42 The cobra was stronger than the other one.
07:46 Although its mouth was tied,
07:49 it was still careful because no matter what, it's still a venomous snake.
07:53 It's so careful.
07:55 There, it injected its venom.
07:58 Almost two months have passed since the two cobras were rescued.
08:10 I found out that one of the cobras we rescued was a buntis.
08:17 It was bitten by a cobra and its eggs were not hatched.
08:20 It was dehydrated.
08:22 There, it has maggots.
08:25 But this one is soft.
08:27 I'm sorry, maybe it will hatch later.
08:30 Now, the two cobras are in good condition.
08:36 We usually see the cobras as rivals.
08:46 But if we look closely,
08:49 maybe they have something to say.
08:53 We will find out soon.
08:56 To be continued...
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