{"id":2227437,"date":"2026-10-29T14:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227437"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:23:30","slug":"giant-18-pound-king-cobra-gives-apartment-residents-a-scare-in-wild-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227437","title":{"rendered":"Giant 18-Pound King Cobra Gives Apartment Residents a Scare in Wild Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7c\/16by9\/2026\/10\/29\/7c27e5e385fa4f58a00971ca36cba5fc_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Giant 18-Pound King Cobra Gives Apartment Residents a Scare in Wild Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Giant King Cobra<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">S-s-somebody Shut the Windows!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T07:23:30-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:23 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-da52ade0bd80e1778e5ede542b8d936a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-eaed59c1-98d1-47bb-8758-59cc1d71372d-2101295515-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/16by9\/2026\/10\/29\/8c89262b74cd4f51b8e287590da10e9b_md.png\" alt=\"102926 king cobra KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-eaed59c1-98d1-47bb-8758-59cc1d71372d-2101295515-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">Hiss-teria<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/residents-horrified-as-giant-king-cobra-slithers-past-their-windows-10-29-2026\/\">Video: Giant 18-Pound King Cobra Gives Apartment Residents a Scare in Wild Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Marija Stojkoska\/NEWSFLASH<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-20bced14d672bcb74fc0a6888611bd99\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Talk about a nightmare neighbor &#8230; residents of an apartment building in China got the scare of a lifetime when a massive, nearly 18-pound king cobra came slithering right past their windows &#8230; and it&#8217;s all on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5b69fe6a0de56bf941ef3b33706fd2fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The terrifying encounter went down Sunday afternoon in Liupanshui, a city in southwestern China &#8230; where the enormous snake was caught on video crawling along the metal railings outside the building.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d81a2702595a3654d91864e4b40726b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The venomous reptile was seen making its way along the exterior of the building, getting dangerously close to people&#8217;s windows &#8212; that&#8217;s one visitor you definitely don&#8217;t want dropping by unannounced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-412b68ed44e953bec0181c6cb9119fd9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One resident, identified as <strong>Mr<\/strong>. <strong>Zhu<\/strong>, told local media he&#8217;d never seen a snake so big &#8230; and suspected the creepy crawler came from a nearby hillside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bea4fa33604124fdc980c7d99eb25def\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20261029_ef44820c89dc4692a1c39712ad1e0601\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:09af88d6-f165-4015-b69e-dabbfda9a11b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ef\/4by3\/2026\/10\/29\/ef44820c89dc4692a1c39712ad1e0601_md.png\" alt=\"102926 king cobra SUB\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Marija Stojkoska\/NEWSFLASH<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f6ee86f8f5e6ee149be6289311c828f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Firefighters were called to the scene and managed to capture the cobra &#8230; which tipped the scales at a whopping 17.6 pounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3680d50baa68dc571aa816603bf6b68a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And this wasn&#8217;t just any snake &#8230; king cobras are the world&#8217;s largest venomous snake species, with bites that can be deadly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eb56bab4d8732143da9c34587e27cf58\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Snake experts warn the reptiles generally won&#8217;t attack unless they feel threatened &#8230; but recommend keeping a VERY safe distance if you ever encounter one.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d4a79b09542b9454155417be1bc15d86\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Something tells us these residents will be keeping their windows shut for a while.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/29\/massive-king-cobra-apartment-building-video\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:09af88d6-f165-4015-b69e-dabbfda9a11b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn 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