Save King Cobras Of A.P!

[Murthy Kantimahanthi]

Dear All,

King Cobras Ophiophagus hannah are large, endangered serpents with an uncertain future mainly due to human-induced pressures on their populations and habitats. There have been reliable un-published reports of king cobra sightings in the North Coastal A.P - Orissa border.

Although this anecdote is basically about spotting a dead king cobra specimen in Srikakulam agency area of A.P, it is the first authenticated record of the species with photographic documentation from this geographical location.

You may access it by directly clicking on the link below

http://www.zoosprint.org/ZoosPrintNewsLetter/Reptile_Rap_10_28June2010.pdf

I hope this might be of some interest to you all.

Thanks & Regards.

Sincerely,

Murthy K.L.N,

Programme Officer,

Centre for Environment Education,

Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad - 380054.

[Vinodh Valluri]

To clarify, the places I mentioned are parts of Visakhapatnam city, a little close to Srikakulam.

[Vinodh Valluri]

Snakes were a relatively common sight where I grew up in Simhachalam, although the only time I happened to chance by a very long King Cobra (onyx black, striped with white) was in 2007 when I visited my uncle's home in the 104 area (near Marripalem). That was the last time I saw a free snake. Here in the US, the only snakes I see are slaves on the shoulders on men, not sober, self-respecting serpents.

[GOPI KANTA GHOSH]

Yes...it is must