I worked as a professional snake catcher
for more than ten years, but I was still
blown away by the respect that the
locals displayed for this amazing snake.
This was not always the case, however,
and is largely a testament to the work
being done by the ARRS. Ajay explained
that the local people worship the
smaller Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja); a
species that causes far more deaths than
the King Cobra. It is for this reason that
Ajay devotes as much time as is
necessary to education on each call-out.
Our time at the ARRS really was a once
in a lifetime experience. While at the
facility, we also saw a variety of other
snake species including Green Vine
Snakes, cat snakes, Indian Rat Snakes,
Bronzebacks, Indian Wolf Snakes, Large-
eyed Bronzebacks, Spectacled Cobras
and Malabar Pit Vipers.
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