Video footage of a wild monkey stealing a cobra from a snake charmer outside a temple in India last Friday has gone viral. Security camera footage from outside the Burbank Temple in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh showed a monkey jump down from a wall when it saw a snake charmer take a cobra out of a basket, UPI reported.
The monkey quickly grabs the snake and climbs back up the wall. At the end of the video, the snake charmer is shown trying to climb up a roof to chase the monkey. Witnesses said he ultimately failed to get his snake back.
Local resident Avatans Kumar, 23, said this was possibly the first time anyone has seen a monkey steal a snake, mistaking it to be food.
Monkeys are known to be mischievous and light-fingered. Interestingly, monkeys are also able to determine items valuable to humans and steal them.
In turn, some use the stolen items to barter with humans for food, as depicted in a BBC documentary.
Monkeys, in India, can be very cheeky and can steal anything from your hands if not careful!
Monkeys, in India, can be very cheeky and can steal anything from your hands if not careful!