Thai woman terrified after king cobra hides in her sofa and head butts her bottom

Thai woman terrified after king cobra hides in her sofa and head butts her bottom

A woman was terrified after feeling a king cobra headbutting her bottom as she sat on the sofa.

Fah Ying, 41, was resting on her sofa watching a program on her smartphone after returning home from work in Tak, northern Thailand when the incident happened.

She suddenly felt something pressing against her buttocks and heard a hissing sound.

The confused shop owner realised there was an animal inside her sofa and leapt up and ran outside.

The shocked woman called the local rescue team to investigate.

They flipped over the sofa and found a 6ft long king cobra hiding inside.

They believe it had slithered in from the jungle in search of food and found the comfy position in the home furniture.

The relieved owner believes she disturbed the snake after flopping down onto the sofa, causing it to retaliate by striking the underside of the chair where she was sitting.

She said: "I came back and went straight to the sofa and threw myself onto it like I do every day.

I think my bottom might have hit the snake and caused it to be angry so it bumped me back with its head.'' The cobra was driven five miles away and released into nearby woodland.