Viral Video: Snakes are scary creatures and no matter the size or breed, any encounter with them is terrifying. A similar video has emerged on social media, wherein a mother hen fights a fierce battle with a cobra to save her chicks. In the video, it can be seen that the hen is sitting on its eggs, when a black snake approaches its nest.  The deadly snake is defensively coiled with its hood out, striking at the hen several times, possibly with the intention of attacking the eggs. - Viral Video: Bride's Sisters Dance on Falguni Pathak's 'Maine Payal Hai', Make People Nostalgic | Watch

But the hen also puts up a fight and strikes at it several times. With its quick pecking and constant attacks, the hen makes sure to keep the snake out of harm’s way. The hen does not concede defeat and continued pecking the cobra until it goes away. The video has been posted on an Instagram account named hayatevahsh_2019andzooclip2020.

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The video is going viral, with people hailing a mother’s love and lauded the mother hen  for protecting her chicks. Many marveled at the fierceness with which the bird was fighting the snake.