Pit Bull Saves Two Women From Deadly Cobra, Dies Wagging His Tail

Posted in News | By: Anil @ DoggiesDude | 22 Oct 2009 6:19 pm    

Four-year-old "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, dashed in front of a venomous snake which was poised to strike at 87-year-old Liberata la Victoria and her granddaughter Maria Victoria. Shielding the women from the attack, Chief saved them but died minutes later from the snake's bite.
Photo: Marc Sabelita

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

The children in the Fronteras household referred to their dog as Kuya ("big brother"), and he certainly proved it on the day he sacrificed his life to protect the family.

At around 2 p.m., "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, rescued Liberata la Victoria, 87, and her granddaughter Maria Victoria Fronteras from a deadly cobra which had entered their house through an opening in the kitchen.

Liberata la Victoria and Chief had been watching TV on the sofa when suddenly Chief jumped up and alerted her to the presence of a cobra less than 10 feet away. Maria Victoria rushed in and pulled her grandmother into a separate room, hoping the snake would leave.

But when Maria Victoria later emerged from the room, she was terrified to find the cobra poised about two feet away. Equally startled, the cobra expanded its hood and appeared to be spitting venom as it prepared to strike.

"The snake was in front of us, maneuvering a deadly attack," says Maria Victoria. "I screamed out loud to ask for help."

That's when from "out of nowhere", Chief dashed between the cobra and the two women, using himself as a shield against the cobra's attacks. Chief then seized the cobra by the neck and slammed it into the floor, killing it.

But for Chief it was a Pyrrhic victory. In the struggle, he sustained a fatal bite to the jaw, and moments later he began gasping for breath and collapsed.

The family sought the help of a veterinarian, but they were told that nothing could be done. According to the vet, the bite was too close to Chief's brain, and the venom had already spread. Maria Victoria called her husband Marlone who, stunned by the news, rushed home immediately.

Ian de la Rama, a friend of the family, says it was less than 30 minutes from the time Chief had been bitten that he "went wobbly and lost control of his organs," urinating and defecating uncontrollably. Yet he still kept clinging to life.

It wasn't until Marlone arrived that Chief finally let go. Ian de la Rama describes, "Chief gave his two deep breaths and died. He was fighting and saving his last ounces of breath to see a glimpse of his master for the last two seconds of his life."

Ian adds that the last thing Chief did as he gazed up at Marlone was wag his tail.

http://www.all-creatures.org/s tories/a-pitcobra.html

comments

A great article!!! This breed specifically pitbull are such awesome creatures if given time and trined socialized well....They are one breed who are so dam fearless that can even save their family from wold =f and fight till the last breath to save them...

By: Kailash Relan | 23 Oct 2009

A truely touching account

By: Ravinder | 25 Oct 2009

....heart-wrenching story.....today there was an article about a pet dog in the slums here in Mumbai, who pulled out his master's two kids from a fire....unfortunately the kids didnt survive......and yet we remain cruel in our ways.....

By: bishwadeep chatterje | 02 Nov 2009

nothing else could have brought tears to my eyes... if i at all go to heaven, i'll bow infront of this soul

By: Agam Prabhakar | 06 Nov 2009

A very similar incident happened with my grandpa's dog.They all used to live near a paper manufacturing area in outskirts of the city and they had a dachshund dog.The residence area was snake infested and the dog prevented snake entering the house countless times and killed many snakes in the process on many occasions.But once it was not so lucky and had a duel with a russel's viper and both of them killed each other.I was shocked when I heard the entire story.

By: Siddhant | 06 Nov 2009

Man!! Dogs for Life !

As said.. Nothing as Loyal as a DOG! :)

By: Hungry Paw's! | 29 Jan 2010

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