Our second call-out was for a smaller female
measuring around three metres long. She
had decided to take shelter in a wood pile.
After carefully removing most of the wood,
Ajay was again able to quickly bag the snake
and collect all of the data he needed.
The next call came later at night from a
concerned family who last saw a King Cobra
entering their roof space. After first
searching the exterior of the building, we
moved inside where the snake was duly
located in the roof. Ajay bagged it, making
the process look easy.
‘The team of
trackers on the
telemetry project
would be some of
the most dedicated
people I have ever
met.’
The next day we were fortunate to be able
to join the team who are currently tracking
M5 – a large male King Cobra – as part of the
telemetry project being conducted by the
ARRS. We tracked the snake through a small
village where we could see him following
the trail of an Indian Rat Snake that
eventually became his dinner. This team of
trackers would be some of the most
dedicated people I have ever met.
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1.
Juvenile
Spectacle Cobra.
This species is
worshipped by the
local people and
causes far more
deaths than the
King Cobra.
2.
A ‘small’ family
photo after our first
call-out.
3. Ajay Giri
wrangles a large
male King Cobra.
4. Ajay and
Kumar release a
rescued King Cobra.
All images courtesy
Adam Sapiano,
unless otherwise
noted.
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