Bhubaneshwar: With dogs getting all the attention, the affection and 'loyalty' cats might have for their owners has long been under-rated. Given the superstitions surrounding cats -- their link to the 'underworld' being a constant cause for worry for most -- feline members are not the preferred choice for pets in India. But a Bhubaneshwar family has a different story to tell.
Almost like a story out of Panchatantra, a group of three domestic cats protected a family here from a poisonous cobra by preventing the snake's entry into the house.
The snake appeared in the front yard of the house of Santilata Das, a resident of Orissa's capital city Thursday morning when no one was at home. And who should come to the rescue, but the three cats the family had adopted.
The cats surrounded the snake and did not allow it to enter the house. "I came a few hours later and thanked the cats for protecting us," said Das. "They had also prevented the entry of a snake the same way last year," she added.
While the cats and the Das's continue to live happily ever after, the snake too has not been harmed and is now safe with one of the city's protect-snakes-groups.
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