その後数分でヘビの動きはどんどん鈍くなり、獣医はヘビに、この大きさのヘビが完全に意識を失うのに必要な鎮静剤をさらに数回注射することができました。

After a while, the snake was completely knocked out. Some workers fell to their knees from exhaustion and their heartbeats finally returned to normal. They had faced the possibility of death countless times during the past few hours, so they were relieved to have survived.